Volume : VIII, Issue : VII, July - 2018

HISTOPATHOLOGICAL SPECTRUM OF SKIN LESIONS- A HOSPITAL BASED STUDY

Dr. Rukmini Bezbaruah, Dr. Mausoomi Baruah

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Skin diseases encompass a wide array of pathologic processes. The aim of this study is to identify this wide range of skin disorders. It is a hospital–based retrospective study conducted in the department of Pathology, Assam Medical College and Hospital, Diugarh for a period of one year from April 2016 to March 2017. Total 113 cases were processed and stained with Hematoxylin and Eosin and reviewed by pathologists. Age ranged from 1 to 85 years.There were 55(48.67%) malesand 58 (51.33%) females.Commonest site was eyelid. 21cases (18.58%) were non–neoplastic and 92 (81.42%) neoplastic. Non–specific inflammatory and chronic granulomatous lesions werethe predominantnon–neoplastic lesions. Among neoplastic disorders, 69 cases (61.06%) were benign and 23 (20.35%) malignant. The predominant benign and malignant lesions were epidermal cyst and squamous cell carcinoma respectively. Thus a huge diversity of skin disorders was noticeable.

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Dr. Rukmini Bezbaruah, Dr. Mausoomi Baruah, HISTOPATHOLOGICAL SPECTRUM OF SKIN LESIONS- A HOSPITAL BASED STUDY, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-7 | July-2018

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