BACKGROUND Adnexal skin tumors share many features in common and differentiate along one line. Their detailed morphological classification is difficult because of the variety of tissue elements and patterns seen. They may be clinically confused with other cutaneous tumors. The aim of this report is to review and classify all adnexal tumors seen in a pathology department over a 16-year period. ...

The symptoms of ovarian tumor are not specific and a rare presentation of the tumor is as the content of an inguinal hernia. We reported a case of an 82-year-old woman, diagnosed with breast cancer and with a concomitant hypoecoic adnexal mass at the ecographic exam. The patient was treated with conservative breast surgery and laparotomy. A cystic-solid ovarian lesion was found inside the right...

Trichilemmal carcinoma is a cutaneous adnexal tumor originating from the outer root sheath of hair follicle, and it was first described by Headington in 1976. Clinically, it usually occurs as an asymptomatic solitary papule, nodule or mass on the face or scalp. This neoplasm is a malignant counterpart of trichilemmoma, and it has been reported in the literature as trichilemmal carcinoma, tricho...

Adnexal masses can be found in 0.19 to 8.8% of all pregnancies. Most masses are functional and asymptomatic and up to 70% resolve spontaneously in the second trimester. The main predictors of persistence are the size (>5 cm) and the imagiological morphocomplexity. Those that persist carry a low risk of malignancy (0 to 10%). Most malignant masses are diagnosed at early stages and more than 50% ...

TO THE EDITOR: Chiang et al are correct that gene expression profilinginpatientswithcancerofunknownprimary(CUP)canbeuseful and in some instances complements immunohistochemistry in determining the primary cancer site or tissue of origin in these patients. However, thecasepresentedisprobablynotCUP,but illustrateswelloneof the limitations of gene expression profiling in patients with suspected CU...

Syringomas are benign adnexal tumors of eccrine origin. Eruptive syringomas clinically present as multiple, skin colored tiny papules that usually develop during a short period of time and are frequently misdiagnosed with other entities. Histopathological examination is essential in the diagnosis and usually reveals numerous, small ducts in the dermis lined with a double row of epithelial cells...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the decisive role of preoperative serum thrombopoietin levels in the discrimination of benign and malignant ovarian pathologies and its value in the evaluation of treatment response. METHODS Fifty patients with diagnoses of adnexal masses (25 benign, 25 malignant) were included in the study. Blood samples were collected from all cases preoperatively. Age, menopausal s...

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospitals KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, *Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital, MalmoÈ , Sweden, 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St. George's Hospital Medical School, University of London, London, UK, 3King's College, University of London, UK and §Department of Electrical Engineering, ESAT-SISTA, Katholieke Un...

For optimal management of a suspected malignant adnexal tumour, a multidisciplinary approach involving specialists in oncology, and sometimes in paediatrics is necessary whenever possible, as soon as it is diagnosed. (Grade A) It should be kept in mind managing cancer and pregnancy always requires a shared decision between the patient and at least a surgical oncologist, an obstetrician, a medic...