title: Diagnostic Evaluation of Skin Adnexal Tumors by Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The diagnosis of skin adnexal tumors is usually based on histopathology. However, fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) can be of great help and shows a high degree of correlation to the final diagnosis. It is helpful in many situations where skin lesions are a manifestation of certain systemic syndromes and aids to the formation of precise treatment plans.
  
  
  METHODS
  This prospective study was carried out to assess the diagnosis of skin adnexal tumors based on FNAC and their comparison with histopathological diagnoses. There were 14 patients with FNAC and histopathological follow-up in whom a final diagnosis of skin adnexal tumor was made. The results of FNAC were compared with histopathological diagnoses for complete correlation, partial correlation (cases where an FNAC diagnosis of skin adnexal tumor was made but a precise diagnosis of the subtype was not possible) or no correlation (where FNAC failed to diagnose a skin adnexal tumor).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among the 14 cases of skin adnexal tumor, there was total correlation between the FNAC diagnosis and final histopathological diagnosis in 8 cases (57.1%) and a partial correlation in 4 cases (28.5%). There was no correlation of the FNAC diagnosis with the histopathological diagnosis in only 2 cases (14.3%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  FNAC is very useful in making a diagnosis of skin adnexal tumors and helps in the management of the patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Dr. B.S. Ambedkar Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Priyanka
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chand
authors.forename: Pratima
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Khare
authors.forename: Renu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Sonam Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Pruthi
authors.forename: Mukta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ahuja
authors.forename: Aditi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000379:methods; D003581:Cytodiagnosis / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D055815:Young Adult