A HISTOPATHOLOGICAL STUDY OF LIMB LESIONS: RETROSPECTIVE STUDY AT RIMS, RANCHI

Abstract

Limb lesions of skin, soft tissue and bone are commonly encountered. They include a multitude of non neoplastic, benign\nand malignant diseases ranging from lipoma to \uf001brosarcoma and from epidermal cyst to squamous cell carcinoma. An\ninsight of the pattern of various limb diseases in relation to site, age, and type of lesion assists in better comprehension of differential diagnosis for\nhistopathologists. A retrospective study of histopathologically diagnosed cases of Material & Methods: 47 limb lesion patients from June 2020\nto May 2021 was undertaken. A total 47 cases included 28 male and 19 female, Results: 55% of cases belong to age group 21 to 50 years. 13\n(28%) cases were of upper extremity and 34 (72%) from lower extremity. 15 (34%) cases were non-neoplastic, 13 (28%) were benign lesion and\nrest 19 (38%) were malignant lesions. Lower limb lesions are more common than Conclusion: upper limb lesions. Squamous cell carcinoma is\nthe most common malignant neoplasm and lipoma is the most common benign disease of extremity. Pyogenic granuloma and epidermal cyst were\nfound to be the most common non-neoplastic extremity lesions. Fibrosarcoma was the most common type of sarcoma observed in 9% cases.\nChronic osteomyelitis was the most common bony lesion.