© 2010 The Authors. doi: 10.2340/00015555-0793 Journal Compilation © 2010 Acta Dermato-Venereologica. ISSN 0001-5555 Sir, Sebaceous naevi (organoid naevi) are hamartomatous proliferations that usually appear at birth or early in life, and are most commonly located on the scalp and face (1). They often present as round or oval lesions, and occasionally distribute in a linear pattern (2). Frequen...

BACKGROUND Appendageal skin tumors belong to a heterogenous group of tumors with specific histopathology. The aim of this study is to determine the pattern of appendageal tumors in skin biopsies done in our department. METHODS This is a 3-year retrospective descriptive study of all patients who were diagnosed to have skin appendageal tumors in our department, and the diagnoses were confirmed ...

We here report the case of a 25-year old primiparous woman presenting with painless bluish cystic lesion within the interlabial sulcus measuring 1.5 cm (A). Excision was performed under local anesthesia. Histological examination showed papillary projections coated by apocrine cells (B) suggesting the diagnosis of hidradenoma papilliferum (HP). It is a rare benign adnexal tumor, but it is the mo...

BACKGROUND Adnexal skin tumors are a heterogeneous group of uncommon tumors usually misdiagnosed clinically due to a huge variety of types and their variants. Histopathology usually helps in establishing the diagnosis. AIMS The study was undertaken to analyze the morphological, clinical, and histological features of adnexal tumors (ATs) of the skin at our center over a period of 4 years. SU...

PURPOSE This study evaluates the relative frequency of benign eyelid lesions presented to a teaching hospital in Saudi population. PATIENTS AND METHODS Charts of patients with benign eyelid lesions were retrospectively reviewed from January 2003 to December 2008. Clinical details included demographic data, symptoms and signs, surgical findings, primary diagnosis, and indication for biopsy wer...