A Case of Cutaneous Malignant Mixed Tumor Treated with Mohs Micrographic Surgery

Abstract

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Benign chondroid syringoma (mixed tumor of skin) on the flank with satellites: case report and literature review

“…Nine of the 49 (18 %) patients died from their disease. Death occurred as early as 9 weeks following surgery; one patient survived 12 years after diagnosis [6,8,9,11,13,15,16].…”

“…Negative surgical margin should be attained using wide excision technique. For special areas like face or recurrent tumors, Mohs surgery is preferable [13]. Adjuvant radiotherapy, with or without chemotherapy, may be recommended in case of metastatic disease [8,16].…”

“…Although most mixed tumors of skin are benign, malignant forms have been reported. Unlike its benign counterpart, the malignant form occurs predominantly in females [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15].…”

A recurring nodule on the nose

“…Although CS is usually benign, malignant variants have been reported 1,4 . These tend to affect women and occur on the limbs, 5 with regional lymph‐node infiltration seen in 48% of cases and distant metastases in 45%, most commonly to lung and bone 4…”

“…In the malignant form, wide local excision is advised with adjuvant radiotherapy if indicated 4 . MMS is the most reliable means of ensuring complete excision, particularly for recurrent or malignant cases 5 …”