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A Study of Soft Tissue Tumors in Reference to Cytopathologic and Histopathologic Changes in Chidambaram of Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu


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1 Department of Pathology, Sree Mookambika Institute of Medical Sciences, Kulasekharam, Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India
2 Department of Anatomy, Gujarat Adani Institute of Medical Science, Bhuj, Gujarat, India
3 Department of Community Medicine, Sree Mookambika Institute of Medical Sciences, Kulasekharam, Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India
4 Department of Pathology, Rajah Muthiah Medical College, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India
     

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Background: Tumors of the supporting tissues of the body constitute a heterogeneous group in terms of clinical presentation, morphological features and clinical behavior. The biological spectrum of these lesions is so vast and diverse, that they continue to be an enigma to both clinicians & pathologists.

Method: The material for this study was obtained from 153 patients who presented with a mass to Rajah Muthiah Medical College Hospital and private laboratories in Chidambaram of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, around July, 2000 to July, 2005.

Results & Conclusion: A total of 151 cases of Soft tissue tumors were studied of which: 90.73% were benign tumors, Benign tumors occurred more commonly in the 3rd to 4th decade while malignant tumors occurred in the 5th and 6th decade, Majority of the Soft tissue tumors occurred in the extremities (54.31%).


Keywords

Tumors, Malignancy, Swellings
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Authors

Bindu Kumari
Department of Pathology, Sree Mookambika Institute of Medical Sciences, Kulasekharam, Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India
Pankaj Maheria
Department of Anatomy, Gujarat Adani Institute of Medical Science, Bhuj, Gujarat, India
Prashant V Solanke
Department of Community Medicine, Sree Mookambika Institute of Medical Sciences, Kulasekharam, Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India
P Viswanathan
Department of Pathology, Rajah Muthiah Medical College, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract


Background: Tumors of the supporting tissues of the body constitute a heterogeneous group in terms of clinical presentation, morphological features and clinical behavior. The biological spectrum of these lesions is so vast and diverse, that they continue to be an enigma to both clinicians & pathologists.

Method: The material for this study was obtained from 153 patients who presented with a mass to Rajah Muthiah Medical College Hospital and private laboratories in Chidambaram of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, around July, 2000 to July, 2005.

Results & Conclusion: A total of 151 cases of Soft tissue tumors were studied of which: 90.73% were benign tumors, Benign tumors occurred more commonly in the 3rd to 4th decade while malignant tumors occurred in the 5th and 6th decade, Majority of the Soft tissue tumors occurred in the extremities (54.31%).


Keywords


Tumors, Malignancy, Swellings

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