Histopathological study of 26 rare skin adnexal tumours over 5 years - a diagnostic dilemma!

Abstract

Background: Skin adnexal tumors (SATs) are rare in Indian subcontinent and hence pose difficulty in diagnosis as they may histopathologically look like more common skin malignancies in this region. Several studies on SATs have been carried out in Western countries but very few in this region.

Histopathological Spectrum of Skin Adnexal Neoplasms at Mayo Hospital, Lahore

“…This is because this region is rich in pilosebaceous units, apocrine as swell as eccrine glands. 1,24 The commonest line of differentiation in our study was sweat gland (44.4%) followed by follicular differentiation ( 22…”

“…SATs are diagnosed by histopathological studies.The skin adnexal tumors (SATs) contain a wide variety of tumors. 1 SATs are often nonspecific, nondescript flesh colored single or multiple papulo-nodular lesions with changing clinic-pathologic significance according to the type. 2 Adnexal tumors are primary skin lesions that arise from pilosebaceous unit, eccrine or apocrine sweat glands.…”