Volume : VII, Issue : VII, July - 2017

Spectrum of scalp lesions: A cytological experience

Dr. Bharti Devi Thaker, Dr. Kailash Singh

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 Inroduction–  Many benign and few malignant lesions occur in the scalp and are easily accessible for aspiration as fine needle aspiration is safe, non invasive and rapid diagnostic modality. This study was conducted to find out the cytological spectrum of   scalp lesions over a period of 1 year in department of pathology,GMC Jammu retrospectively.

Result–  A total of 200 cases with swelling scalp  specimens reported to the cytology section for Fine needle aspiration. Male  constituted 120 cases ( 60%) and females 80 cases (40%   ) .Age range of cases was from 3 year to 70 year. The highest percentage of patient belonged to age group 21–30 years. Benign lesions   ( 186 cases) were most common followed by malignant cases( 6 cases)  and 8 cases were unsatisfactory.  Keratin  cyst was the most common lesion.Among the malignant tumour squamous cell  carcinoma (3 cases) was the most frequent   .

Conclusion– Non neoplastic lesions were more common than neoplastic lesion. Keratin  cyst  was the most common histopathological diagnosis. Squamous cell carcinoma was most common among the malignant tumours.

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Dr. Bharti Devi Thaker, DR. Kailash Singh, Spectrum of scalp lesions: A cytological experience, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume‾7 | Issue‾7 | July‾2017

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