Table 3 Nuclear characteristics of different sebaceous lesions
Variables | Sebaceous hyperplasia (n = 52) | Sebaceoma (n = 15) | Sebaceous adenoma (n = 13) | Extraocular sebaceous carcinoma (n = 20) | Periocular sebaceous carcinoma (n = 23) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chromatin | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Fine | 52 (100.0%) | 8 (53.3%) | 5 (38.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (4.3%) |
 Coarse | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (26.7%) | 3 (23.1%) | 5 (25.0%) | 3 (13.0%) |
 Clumpy | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (13.3%) | 4 (30.8%) | 3 (15.0%) | 1 (4.3%) |
 Vesicular | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (6.7%) | 1 (7.7%) | 12 (60.0%) | 12 (52.2%) |
 Mixed | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 6 (26.1%) |
Nucleoli | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Inconspicuous | 48 (92.3%) | 2 (13.3%) | 2 (15.4%) | 1 (5.0%) | 3 (13.0%) |
 One evident | 4 (7.7%) | 5 (33.3%) | 4 (30.8%) | 2 (10.0%) | 6 (26.1%) |
 One prominent | 0 (0.0%) | 5 (33.3%) | 3 (23.1%) | 7 (35.0%) | 6 (26.1%) |
 Multiple | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (20.0%) | 4 (30.8%) | 10 (50.0%) | 8 (34.8%) |
Nuclear contour | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Smooth | 52 (100.0%) | 13 (86.7%) | 13 (100.0%) | 4 (20.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
 Irregular mild | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (13.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 5 (25.0%) | 4 (17.4%) |
 Irregular moderate | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 7 (35.0%) | 12 (52.2%) |
 Significant | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (20.0%) | 7 (30.4%) |
Nuclear size (relative to nuclear size adjacent keratinocytes) | Â | Â | |||
 Less than 1 times | 52 (100.0%) | 10 (66.7%) | 7 (53.8%) | 1 (5.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
 Between 1 and 2 times | 0 (0.0%) | 5 (33.7%) | 6 (46.2%) | 9 (45.0%) | 4 (17.4%) |
 More than 2 times | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 10 (50.0%) | 19 (82.6%) |