NON NEOPLASTIC AND NEOPLASTIC SKIN LESION

Dr.Ankita Tripathi; Dr.Gautam Chandrakoshi; Dr.Priyanka Agrawal

Volume : VIII, Issue : I, January - 2019

NON NEOPLASTIC AND NEOPLASTIC SKIN LESION

Dr. Ankita Tripathi, Dr. Gautam Chandrakoshi, Dr. Priyanka Agrawal

Abstract :

Introduction: There is a great variation in spectrum of skin diseases according to the age, gender and other factors. Skin biopsies are needed in challenging clinical cases. Therefore accurate diagnosis of skin is of utmost importance for management of different skin diseases presenting with the similar clinical signs and symptoms. Therefore to confirm the diagnosis and start treatment, biopsy becomes inevitable. Aims and objectives: To analyse the incidence, age and sex distribution of dermatological disorders in pathology department of shyam shah medical college, Rewa. Material method: This retrospective study was conducted in the Department of Pathology, between 1st September 2017 to 31st August 2018 during which 136 skin tissue (biopsy/tumor) received in histopathology department. Results: In our study out of 136 cases 119 (87.5%) were non–neoplastic and 17 (12.5%) cases were neoplastic. In non neoplastic lesions sebaceous cyst was the most common lesion consisting of 101 (74.2%) cases with male preponderance followed by veruccae with age distribution in between 30–40 years . In neoplastic lesions squamous cell carcinoma was more common 2.9% followed by basal cell carcinoma 0.7% with male predominance having age presentation >50 years. Conclusion: Histopathological examination becomes necessary because of diversity of clinical presentation of skin diseases. It is also important in confirming an established clinical diagnosis. 119 out of 136 cases were non neoplastic in which sebaceous cyst were most common followed by veruccae. In 17 neoplastic cases squamous cell carcinoma were most common followed by basal cell carcinoma and male were affected more then females