TUMORS OF SKIN APPENDAGES – A 10-YEAR REVIEW

  • Aristóteles Rosmaninho Interno do Internato Complementar de Dermatologia e Venereologia/Resident, Dermatology and Venereology
  • Teresa Pinto de Almeida Interna do Internato Complementar de Dermatologia e Venereologia/Resident, Dermatology and Venereology
  • Susana Vilaça Interna do Internato Complementar de Dermatologia e Venereologia/Resident, Dermatology and Venereology
  • Isabel Amorim Assistente Hospitalar Graduada de Dermatologia e Venereologia/Consultant Chief, Dermatology and Venereology
  • Rosário Alves Assistente Hospitalar de Dermatologia e Venereologia/Consultant, Dermatology and Venereology
  • Manuela Selores Director de Serviço/Head of Dermatology and Venereology Department Serviço de Dermatologia, Centro Hospitalar do Porto – Hospital de Santo António, Porto, Portugal

Abstract

Introduction: Tumors of skin appendages represent a heterogeneous group of benign and malignant neoplasms with different morphological differentiation.

Material and Methods: A retrospective study of the skin appen- dages tumors diagnosed in the outpatient Department of Dermatology of the Centro Hospitalar do Porto, EPE-HSA from 2000 to 2009 was performed.

Results: 404 tumors of skin appendages were diagnosed. Only 3% of were malignant. The majority showed a follicular differentiation (62.6%).

Discussion: The review of the literature revealed a paucity of data for retrospective studies of tumors of skin appendages. Further studies are required for a better epidemiological characterization of these entities.

KEYWORDS – Carcinoma, Skin Appendage; Skin Neoplasms.

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Published
2013-01-17
How to Cite
Rosmaninho, A., de Almeida, T. P., Vilaça, S., Amorim, I., Alves, R., & Selores, M. (2013). TUMORS OF SKIN APPENDAGES – A 10-YEAR REVIEW. Journal of the Portuguese Society of Dermatology and Venereology, 70(2), 189. https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.70.2.25
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