title: Cytologic features of primary malignant tumors of skin and adnexae.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To highlight the cytologic features of the cases seen in our institute.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cases of primary malignant tumors of skin and adnexae diagnosed on cytology with histopathology confirmation were retrieved from case records of 1998-2005. Clinical presentation was noted in all the cases.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Thirty primary malignant tumors of skin and adnexae were analyzed. Melanoma was the most common (n=12), followed by squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) (n=5). There were 3 basal cell carcinomas and 2 cases each of sebaceous carcinoma, Paget's disease of the breast and lymphoma. There were single cases of eccrine carcinoma, malignant trichilemmal tumor, undifferentiated carcinoma and extramedullary myeloid cell tumor. All the cases of hemopoietic tumors (n=3) and the majority of the cases (4 of 7) of adnexal were seen to arise from head and neck region. Marjolin's ulcer was seen in 4 of 5 SCCs. Scrape smears were obtained from 8 patients and fine needle aspiration in 22 patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Cytodiagnosis of primary malignant tumors of skin and adnexae is possible based on morphology and clinical presentation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Punjagutta, India. arunaprayaga56@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Aruna Kumari
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Prayaga
authors.forename: Anand Chayansukh
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Loya
authors.forename: Suryanarayana Raju
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Gottimukkala
authors.forename: Raghunadha Rao
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Digumarti
authors.forename: Laxmi Srinivas
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Maddali
authors.forename: Sundaram
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Challa
mesh_terms: D018266:Adenocarcinoma, Sebaceous / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology; D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008499:Medical Records; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology; D018294:Neoplasms, Adnexal and Skin Appendage / Q000473:pathology*; D010144:Paget's Disease, Mammary / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*