Figure 1. Distribution of non-melanocytic skin tumors according to age group.
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Original Article
Volume 7, Number 10, October 2015, pages 770-774
The Epidemiology of Non-Melanocytic Benign and Malignant Skin Tumors in Pediatric Patients Attending to the Dermatology Department
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| Age | Histopathological group | Histologic diagnosis | Number of patients |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 1 year | Non-lymphoid cutaneous infiltrates | Juvenile xanthogranuloma | 1 |
| > 1 to ≤ 4 years | Vascular tumors | Capillary hemangioma | 1 |
| Pyogenic granuloma | 1 | ||
| Lymphangioma | 1 | ||
| Non-lymphoid cutaneous infiltrates | Juvenile xanthogranuloma | 2 | |
| Skin adnexal tumor | Pilomatricoma | 1 | |
| Tumors of fat | Lipoma | 1 | |
| Tumors and tumor-like proliferations of fibrous and related tissues | Fibroepithelial polyp | 1 | |
| Tumors of muscle, cartilage, and bone | Congenital midline hamartoma | 1 | |
| > 4 to ≤ 8 years | Vascular tumors | Lymphangioma | 2 |
| Capillary hemangioma | 2 | ||
| Pyogenic granuloma | 1 | ||
| Venous hemangioma | 1 | ||
| Cavernous hemangioma | 1 | ||
| Angiokeratoma | 1 | ||
| Skin adnexal tumors | Pilomatricoma | 2 | |
| Syringocystadenoma papilliferum | 1 | ||
| Tumors of epidermis | Epidermal nevus | 1 | |
| Inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus | 1 | ||
| Seborrheic keratosis | 1 | ||
| Tumors and tumor-like proliferations of fibrous and related tissues | Fibrous hamartoma of infancy | 1 | |
| Fibroepithelial polyp | 1 | ||
| Non-lymphoid cutaneous infiltrates | Juvenile xanthogranuloma | 1 | |
| Mastocytosis | 1 | ||
| Tumors of muscle, cartilage, and bone | Chondroma | 2 | |
| Neural and neuroendocrine tumors | Neuroma | 2 | |
| Cutaneous metastases | Acute myeloid leukemia | 1 | |
| > 8 to ≤ 12 years | Skin adnexal tumors | Pilomatricoma | 11 |
| Sebaceous nevus | 1 | ||
| Vascular tumors | Pyogenic granuloma | 6 | |
| Capillary hemangioma | 1 | ||
| Tumors and tumor-like proliferations of fibrous and related tissues | Fibroepithelial polyp | 2 | |
| Fibrohistiocytic tumor | 1 | ||
| > 12 to ≤ 16 years | Skin adnexal tumor | Sebaceous nevus | 9 |
| Pilomatricoma | 8 | ||
| Clear cell hidradenoma | 1 | ||
| Vascular tumors | Pyogenic granuloma | 10 | |
| Lymphangioma circumscriptum | 2 | ||
| Cavernous hemangioma | 1 | ||
| Arteriovenous hemangioma | 1 | ||
| Tumors and tumor-like proliferations of fibrous and related tissues | Dermatofibroma | 3 | |
| Fibroepithelial polyp | 2 | ||
| Tumors of epidermis | Epidermal nevus | 1 | |
| Tumors of fat | Lipofibroma | 1 | |
| Neural and neuroendocrine tumors | Neurofibroma | 1 | |
| Tumors of muscle, cartilage, and bone | Leiomyoma | 1 |
| Pilomatricoma | Pyogenic granuloma | Nevus sebaceous | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age | 10.88 ± 3.42 | 11.66 ± 3.83 | 14.11 ± 2.10 |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 13 (72.22%) | 6 (33.33%) | 3 (30%) |
| Male | 5 (27.78%) | 12 (66.66%) | 7 (70%) |
| Location | |||
| Head and scalp | 5 (22.72%) | 8 (44.44%) | 10 (100%) |
| Trunk | 3 (13.62%) | 7 (38.88%) | - |
| Upper limbs | 13 (59.12%) | 2 (11.11%) | - |
| Lower limbs | - | - | - |
| Genitals | - | 1 (5.5%) | - |
| Not mentioned | 1 (4.54%) | - | - |