Histopathological Spectrum of Non Traumatic Scalp Swellings in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital of Western Uttar Pradesh, India
Introduction: Scalp is a region where pilosebaceous follicles are present in high density and a wide histopathological spectrum can be seen. Aetiology of a scalp swelling may be traumatic, inflammatory, allergic, infective or neoplastic. Malignant tumours are not uncommon in this region and the...
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2021
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| Sumario: | Introduction: Scalp is a region where pilosebaceous follicles are
present in high density and a wide histopathological spectrum
can be seen. Aetiology of a scalp swelling may be traumatic,
inflammatory, allergic, infective or neoplastic. Malignant tumours
are not uncommon in this region and the literature available is
also limited. This makes the scalp an interesting site for study.
Aim: The present study was to highlight the histopathological
spectrum of non traumatic scalp swellings.
Materials and Methods: The present study was a 10 year
hospital-based observational ambispective study from February
2010 to January 2020, done in the department of Pathology
in a tertiary teaching hospital in Western Uttar Pradesh, India.
A total of 144 non traumatic scalp swellings were studied and
analysed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences
(SPSS) version 19 software.
Results: A total of 144 cases were studied. Male to female ratio
was 1.4:1. Mean age was 40.94 years. Benign cases were 139
and five cases were malignant. Keratinous cyst was the common
diagnosis (n=52), followed by lipoma (n=24). Most common
malignant lesion was basal cell carcinoma (n=3), followed by
squamous cell carcinoma (n=2).
Conclusion: Scalp swellings vary from keratinous cysts to
malignancies. The study of scalp swellings is a must so that
a variety of histopathological manifestations can be widely
understood and interdisciplinary approach can be implemented
in the diagnosis and management. |
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