Cytomorphology of skin adnexal tumors: A tale of two scalp swellings
The primary and metastatic tumors of the skin can be effectively diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC); however, the cytomorphological features of skin adnexal tumors are rarely described in the literature. We hereby describe the cytological features of two histologically confirmed cas...
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| author | Hemlata Panwar Garima Goel Kaushik Majumdar Deepti Joshi Dinesh Asati Neelkamal Kapoor |
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| description | The primary and metastatic tumors of the skin can be effectively diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC); however, the cytomorphological features of skin adnexal tumors are rarely described in the literature. We hereby describe the cytological features of two histologically confirmed cases of benign skin adnexal tumors. Case 1 is of a 46-year-old female who presented with an elevated firm nodule over the scalp. A cytological diagnosis of benign adnexal tumor possibly of sebaceous origin was given. The nodule was excised and histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of sebaceoma. Case 2 is of a 19-year-old male who presented with a pigmented scalp swelling. Cytomorphological features were suggestive of benign skin adnexal tumor with foci of melanin pigment. The swelling was excised and histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of eccrine poroma. To the best of our knowledge, only one previous report of sebaceoma and no report of eccrine poroma describing the cytological findings of these two tumors exist. We report these two cases of benign skin adnexal tumors to discuss the cytological features and the potential diagnostic dilemma that they pose to the cytologist. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-006372771b2d4da6afdf62a0c541ed252022-12-21T17:45:52ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Cytology0970-93712018-01-01351606210.4103/0970-9371.223594Cytomorphology of skin adnexal tumors: A tale of two scalp swellingsHemlata PanwarGarima GoelKaushik MajumdarDeepti JoshiDinesh AsatiNeelkamal KapoorThe primary and metastatic tumors of the skin can be effectively diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC); however, the cytomorphological features of skin adnexal tumors are rarely described in the literature. We hereby describe the cytological features of two histologically confirmed cases of benign skin adnexal tumors. Case 1 is of a 46-year-old female who presented with an elevated firm nodule over the scalp. A cytological diagnosis of benign adnexal tumor possibly of sebaceous origin was given. The nodule was excised and histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of sebaceoma. Case 2 is of a 19-year-old male who presented with a pigmented scalp swelling. Cytomorphological features were suggestive of benign skin adnexal tumor with foci of melanin pigment. The swelling was excised and histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of eccrine poroma. To the best of our knowledge, only one previous report of sebaceoma and no report of eccrine poroma describing the cytological findings of these two tumors exist. We report these two cases of benign skin adnexal tumors to discuss the cytological features and the potential diagnostic dilemma that they pose to the cytologist.http://www.jcytol.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9371;year=2018;volume=35;issue=1;spage=60;epage=62;aulast=PanwarAdnexalcytomorphologyeccrine poromasebaceomascalp |
| spellingShingle | Hemlata Panwar Garima Goel Kaushik Majumdar Deepti Joshi Dinesh Asati Neelkamal Kapoor Cytomorphology of skin adnexal tumors: A tale of two scalp swellings Journal of Cytology Adnexal cytomorphology eccrine poroma sebaceoma scalp |
| title | Cytomorphology of skin adnexal tumors: A tale of two scalp swellings |
| title_full | Cytomorphology of skin adnexal tumors: A tale of two scalp swellings |
| title_fullStr | Cytomorphology of skin adnexal tumors: A tale of two scalp swellings |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cytomorphology of skin adnexal tumors: A tale of two scalp swellings |
| title_short | Cytomorphology of skin adnexal tumors: A tale of two scalp swellings |
| title_sort | cytomorphology of skin adnexal tumors a tale of two scalp swellings |
| topic | Adnexal cytomorphology eccrine poroma sebaceoma scalp |
| url | http://www.jcytol.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9371;year=2018;volume=35;issue=1;spage=60;epage=62;aulast=Panwar |
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