Cutaneous adnexal neoplasms in biopsy specimens processed in the Department of Pathology, University of Malaya.
A review of consecutive biopsies of adnexal tumours from 112 patients, received by the Department of Pathology, University of Malaya, over a 13-year period was undertaken. The age range of the patients was from 1 to 84 years, with a mean of 29.8 years. Thirty-three (32%) patients were under 20 years of age. There were 68 females with a male to female ratio of 1.0:1.5. In 105 cases (93.7%), the neoplasm was solitary. The tumour measured less than 2 cm in the largest dimension in 103 cases (92%). The common sites of occurrence were the head and neck region (59%) and extremities (25%). Neoplasms of hair follicle origin accounted for 63.4% (71 cases) of all lesions. Intra-tumour deposition of amyloid was noted in one of the 14 cases of trichoepithelioma.
Department of Pathology Faculty of Medicine University of Malaya, Kaula Lumpur, Malaysia.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001050:Apocrine Glands / Q000473:pathology; D001706:Biopsy; D018280:Carcinoma, Skin Appendage / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004439:Eccrine Glands / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006201:Hair Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010337:Pathology Department, Hospital; D018296:Pilomatrixoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D012627:Sebaceous Glands / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D013544:Sweat Gland Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*