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Indian Journal of Pathology: Research and Practice

Volume  6, Issue 4 (Part-1), Oct-Dec 2017, Pages 953-957
 

Original Article

Histopathological Study of Skin Adnexal Tumours: A 3yr Retrospective Study

M.A. Sameer*, S.A. Deshpande**, S.V. Suvernakar***

*Associate Professor **Professor and Head ***Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Dr. Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College, Nanded, Maharashtra 431601, India.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijprp.2278.148X.6417.20

Abstract

The aim of this study was correlation of skin adnexal tumors with age, sex, and location and determining its incidence in the Department of Pathology government medical college and Hospital, Nanded, Maharashtra. All cases of skin adnexal tumors diagnosed during 2015-2017 are included in this study. Total 27 cases were of adnexal tumour out of received 13057 biopsy specimens in our department.70.36% were benign and 29.6% were malignant Lesions. The sweat gland tumors constituted the largest group (including both apocrine and eccrine differentiation) followed by the hair follicle tumors and sebaceous gland tumors. Overall male: female ratio was 1:2.89. The commonest age group was 41–60 years and the commonest affected body part was head, neck and face region. Pilomatricoma were commonest benign tumors and sebaceous carcinoma was the most common malignant tumor seen. The incidence of benign skin adnexal tumors was more as compared to the malignant tumors.

Keywords: Adnexal Tumours; Pilomatricoma; malignant Lesions.

 


Corresponding Author : S.A. Deshpande, Professor and Head, Department of Pathology, Dr. Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College, Nanded, Maharashtra 431601.