@article{Rosmaninho_de Almeida_Vilaça_Amorim_Alves_Selores_2013, title={TUMORS OF SKIN APPENDAGES – A 10-YEAR REVIEW}, volume={70}, url={https://revista.spdv.com.pt/index.php/spdv/article/view/25}, DOI={10.29021/spdv.70.2.25}, abstractNote={<p><span> </span><strong>Introduction: </strong><span>Tumors of skin appendages represent a heterogeneous group of benign and malignant neoplasms with different morphological differentiation. </span></p><p><strong>Material and Methods: </strong><span>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 </span><span>2000 to 2009 was performed. </span></p><p><strong>Results: </strong><span>404 tumors of skin appendages were diagnosed. Only 3% of were malignant. The majority showed a follicular differentiation (62.6%). </span></p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong><span>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.</span></p><p><span><span><strong>KEYWORDS</strong> – </span><span>Carcinoma, Skin Appendage; Skin Neoplasms. </span><br /></span></p&gt;}, number={2}, journal={Journal of the Portuguese Society of Dermatology and Venereology}, author={Rosmaninho, Aristóteles and de Almeida, Teresa Pinto and Vilaça, Susana and Amorim, Isabel and Alves, Rosário and Selores, Manuela}, year={2013}, month={Jan.}, pages={189} }