An approach to skin adnexal neoplasms.

Skin adnexal neoplasms comprise a wide spectrum of benign and malignant tumours that exhibit morphological differentiation towards one or more types of adnexal structures found in normal skin. In this review, the first of two, the normal histology of the skin adnexal structures is reviewed, and the histological features of selected but important benign and malignant tumours and tumour-like lesions of pilosebaceous origin discussed, with emphasis on the diagnostic approach and pitfalls in histological diagnosis.

( Dall'abstract di Alsaad K et al: Skin adnexal neoplasms--part 1: an approach to tumours of the pilosebaceous unit.)

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Bibliografia:

Alsaad KO, Obaidat NA, Ghazarian D. Skin adnexal neoplasms--part 1: an approach to tumours of the pilosebaceous unit. J Clin Pathol. 2007 Feb;60(2):129-44.

Obaidat NA, Alsaad KO, Ghazarian D. Skin adnexal neoplasms--part 2: an approach to tumours of cutaneous sweat glands. J Clin Pathol. 2007 Feb;60(2):145-59.