A carcinoma arising from the sebaceous glands, sweat glands, or the hair follicles. Representative examples include sebaceous carcinoma, apocrine carcinoma, eccrine carcinoma, and pilomatrical carcinoma.
Synonyms:
exact_synonym:
NCIT:C3775; adnexal carcinoma; carcinoma of adnexa; carcinoma of cutaneous appendage; carcinoma of skin appendage; carcinoma, adnexal, malignant; cutaneous appendage carcinoma; http://identifiers.org/medgen/60209; http://identifiers.org/mesh/D018280; http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0206697