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Poroid Neoplasms: A Clinicopathological Study of 13 Cases
Boubacar Efared1,2, Idrissa Boubacar2, Kadre Alio Ousmane Kadre1,3
1Faculty of Health Sciences, Abdou Moumouni University, Niamey, Niger.
Introduction:
Poroid neoplasms (PN) are a heterogeneous group of tumors deriving from sweat glands and folliculo-sebaceous units. Their histological classification and clinical features are challenging. Our aim was to report clinicopathological features of poroid neoplasms.
Methods:
It is a retrospective study including all cases of poroid neoplasms registered at our Pathology laboratory of Niamey National Hospital (February 2020-February 2024).
Results:
We registered 13 cases of benign poroid neoplasms: 10 classic poromas (CP) (76.9%), 2 poroid hidradenomas (PH) (15.4%) and 1 dermal duct tumor (DDT) (7.7%). Nine cases (69.2%) had preoperative clinical diagnosis of malignancy. The mean age was 41.1 years (range of 12-70 years) with a slight female predominance. Only 4/13 cases (30.8%) had classical palmoplantar locations. The tumors mean size was 3.7 cm (range of 0.4-8 cm). Clear cells were present in 7 cases (53.8%), apocrine ductal differentiation (mixed or pure) in 6 cases (46.2%), keratin horns in 2 cases (15.4%), squamous eddies in 6 cases (46.2%), melanin pigments in 1 case (7.7%) and sebaceous differentiation in 2 cases (15.4%).
Conclusions:
Unlike what is classically reported, our study shows that apocrine ductal differentiation, younger age and non-palmoplantar locations are common in poroid neoplasms.
