What are Adnexal Tumors?

Adnexal Tumors
Adnexal Tumors. a) Ascites fluid showing medium sized atypical cells with round nuclei (Papanicolaou staining, × 400). b) Microphotograph of female adnexal tumor of probable Wolffian origin. Proliferation of tumor cells in a sieve-like pattern is seen (hematoxylin–eosin staining, × 200). c, d) Touch-imprint preparation showing clusters of atypical cells with clear nucleoli in round nuclei (Papanicolaou staining, c; × 400, d; × 1000). A case of metastatic female adnexal tumor of probable Wolffian origin: Deshimaru R, Fukunaga T, Sato T, Morinaga S, Takahashi M - Gynecologic oncology reports (2014). Not altered. CC.

Adnexal tumors are tumors that arise from the structures that express differentiation towards apocrine glands, eccrine glands, sebaceous glands, or hair follicles.

Examples of adnexal tumors include:

  • Cylindroma
  • Eccrine poroma
  • Pilomatricoma
  • Sebaceous adenoma
  • Syringomas