Sains Malaysiana 48(12)(2019): 2693–2699

http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/jsm-2019-4812-10

Clinical and Pathological Evaluation of Benign Skin Lesions

(Penilaian Klinikal dan Patologi Lesi Kulit Benigna)

SABAHATTIN DESTEK¹* & VAHIT ONUR GUL²

¹Department of General Surgery, Bezmialem Vakıf University School of Medicine, 34093 Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey

²Department of General Surgery, Gulhane Education and Research Hospital, 06010 Etlik, Ankara, Turkey

Received: 13 February 2019/Accepted: 23 September 2019

ABSTRACT

Skin lesions are commonly benign in nature. The present study aims to evaluate the prevalence and clinicopathological characteristics of a large series of benign skin lesions (BSLs) excised in our clinic. Patients with skin lesions who underwent total excisional biopsy at the general surgery clinic between 2012 and 2016 were reviewed. A total of 551 patients with BSLs were included in the study. Of these, 43.7% were females and 56.7% were males. The age range was between 2 and 98 years with a mean of 39.7 years. The most commonly occurring group of BSLs was of the appendageal tumors (33.3%), and this finding was statistically significant. The most common keratinocytic BSL (13.6%) was verruca vulgaris. In the present study, various types of BSLs and their occurrences were evaluated. Benign skin tumors can turn into malignant types. A biopsy should be performed to establish the exact diagnosis. We performed an excisional biopsy to confirm the diagnosis.

Keywords: Benign skin lesions; clinicopathological examination; excisional biopsy

ABSTRAK

Lesi kulit adalah perkara biasa dan kebanyakannya lesi jinak. Tujuan kajian ini adalah untuk menilai kelaziman dan ciri klinikopatologi siri besar lesi kulit benigna yang dikeluarkan di klinik kami. Pesakit yang mengalami lesi kulit dikaji semula, yang menjalani jumlah biopsi ekslusif dalam klinik pembedahan umum antara 2012 dan 2016. Sejumlah 551 pesakit dengan lesi kulit benigna termasuk dalam kajian ini. Daripada pesakit ini, 43.7% adalah wanita dan 56.7% adalah lelaki. Julat umur adalah antara 2 dan 98 tahun dengan purata 39.7 tahun. Kumpulan yang paling biasa (33.3%) lesi kulit jinak adalah tumor lampiran dan penemuan ini secara statistik secara signifikan. Lesi kulit yang paling biasa (13.6%) adalah verruca vulgaris. Dalam kajian ini, pelbagai jenis lesi kulit benigna dan frekuensi relatifnya dinilai. Tumor kulit benigna boleh berubah menjadi jenis malignan. Biopsi perlu diambil untuk menentukan diagnosis yang tepat. Kami melakukan biopsi pengecualian untuk diagnosis.

Kata kunci: Biopsi eksisi; lesi kulit benigna; pemeriksaan klinikopatologi

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*Corresponding author; email: dr.s.destek@gmail.com