Indian Journal of Dermatology (Jan 1998)

Adnexal Tumours Of Skin

  • Parate Sanjay N,
  • Chahande Rishi B,
  • Nayak Suprita P,
  • Bobhate Sudhakar

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 43, no. 2
pp. 58 – 60

Abstract

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A total 120 cases of epidermal appendage tumours of skin were analysed and classified according to the classification provided by WHO’. Epidermal appendage tumours accounted for 12.87% of all skin tumours, of which 29.17% were benign and 70.83% were malignant. Most of the tumours (75.83%) were in the head and face region. The most common tumour was basal cell epithelioma (55%).