Skin Adnexal Tumors - A Histopathological Spectrum at a Tertiary Care Hospital
Journal Title: GCSMC Journal of Medical Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 1
Abstract
Aims: Methods: Results: Conclusion: Skin adnexal tumors (SAT) are large and diverse group of benign and malignant tumors which exhibit morphological differentiation towards one of the different types of adnexal epithelia present in normal skin: pilosebaceous unit, eccrine and apocrine. The aim of this study was to recognize various histopathology of skin adnexal tumors, their frequency, age and site distribution. It was a study of 50 cases of skin adnexal tumors, diagnosed on histopathological examination over a period of 2 years (July 2015 to June 2017) in the Pathology Department, B.J. Medical college, Ahmedabad. Histopathological examination was done on Formalin fixed, Paraffin embedded tissue sections stained with H&E. Special stains like PAS stain and Reticulin were also used, wherever required. Skin adnexal tumors were most common in the age group of 31 to 40 years (38%, 19/50). Male to female ratio was 1:1.27. The head and neck region was the most common site affected (60%) with 32% cases located on the face. 98% cases were benign and only a single case (2%) was malignant. The sweat gland tumors formed the largest group involving 70% of cases. Nodular hidradenoma was the most common benign tumor. Sebaceous carcinoma was the only malignant adnexal tumor reported in our study. Skin adnexal tumors are relatively rare. Benign adnexal tumors are far more common than their malignant counterparts. Face is the commonest site for occurrence of SATs. Nodular hidradenoma is the most frequently encountered tumor among all SATs.
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Neeraja Barve, Hansa Goswami, Urvi Parikh
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