Author:
Inbasekaran Dr. Poovizhi, ,Ramachandran Dr. Thamilselvi,S. J. Dr. Sivadharshini.,Murugan Dr. Roopmala, , ,
Abstract
Background: Cutaneous cysts are the most common lesions encountered in surgical practice withcosmetic and psychological concern to the patient. Aim: To establish the clinicopathologicalcorrelation of these lesions and also the importance of histological evaluation for the prevention ofmisdiagnosing a benign-appearing malignant lesion. Methods: A retrospective descriptive studywith data collected from archives of histopathology from January 2018 to December 2020 ofclinically diagnosed cutaneous cyst along with age, gender, location and histopathological evaluationwere analysed. Results: 88 cases that were clinically diagnosed as cutaneous cysts had a higherfemale proportion 52.3%. The most common clinical diagnosis is epidermal/ sebaceous cyst. 35.2%of cases were clinically diagnosed accurately but 64.8% of cases did not correlate with clinicaldiagnosis. 4 malignant lesions were misdiagnosed as benign cutaneous cyst clinically. Conclusion:Most often clinically diagnosed cutaneous cysts are not sent for histopathological evaluation which isa very important tool to confirm the diagnosis.
Publisher
Siddharth Health Research and Social Welfare Society
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