Clinicopathological study of tumour-like lesions of skin —a study of 238 cases

AbstractTumour-like lesions of the skin are more common than tumours of the skin and this study evaluates their pattern at a tertiary care centre in Maharashtra, India. This aim of this study was to analyse the various tumour-like lesions of the skin and to establish a clinicopathological correlation. All excision specimens received in the histopathology section of the department of pathology from January 2012 to August 2015 that were histopathologically proved to be tumour-like lesions of the skin were included in the study. The data was analysed followed by clinicopathological correlation. A total of 238 cases of tumour-like lesions of the skin were encountered in the present study. Overall, they were most frequent in the fourth decade, in males (57.98%) in the head and neck region (54.62%). Epidermal cyst was the most common tumour-like lesion (69.33%) followed by trichilemmal cyst (15.97%). Epidermal cysts were more commonly found in males in the fourth decade while trichilemmal cysts were more frequent in females with a peak incidence in the seventh decade. Clinically, it is difficult to differentiate tumours of the skin from tumour-like lesions. Histopathological examination is essential for the diagnosis and thus, important for proper management of the patient.

Source: Comparative Clinical Pathology - November 28, 2017 Category: Pathology Source Type: research