Epidemiological evaluation of non-melanoma skin cancer according to body distribution
Journal Title: Turkderm-Turkish Archives of Dermatology and Venereology - Year 2020, Vol 54, Issue 2
Abstract
Background and Design: Non-melanoma skin cancer is one of the most common types of cancer and epidemiological data are important for public awareness. In this study, we aimed to reveal an epidemiological data according to tumor location. Materials and Methods: Four hundred sixty-four patients with non-melanocytic skin cancer who had surgical operation between March 2014 and March 2019 were included. Patients were retrospectively evaluated in regards to theirage, sex, diagnosis, histopathological type, tumor location and surgical treatment. Results: In this study 464 patients and 547 lesions were evaluated. Two hundred and seventy-one of the patients were male (58.5%) and 193 were female (41.5%). The patients ranged in age from 13 to 100 years (mean: 66.3±13.45). 69.8% (n=321) of the patients were operated for basal cell carcinoma, 28.2% (n=131) of squamous cell carcinoma and 1.9% (n=9) of them were operated for basosquamous cell carcinoma. The rate of basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma in women was 3, this ratio was found to be 2.3 in males. 450 (82.2%) of the tumors were in the head and neck and 61 (11.1%) in the trunk, 18 (3.2%) in the upper extremity and 16 (2.9%) in the lower extremity. The recurrence rate was 5.6% in all lesions. In addition, recurrence rates were found to be 4.9% for basal cell carcinoma and 7.6% for squamous cell carcinoma in the head and neck region. Conclusion: Being conducted in İstanbul, Turkey, this study researched nonmelanoma skin cancers which are predominantly located in the head and neck region. Turkey is a country with a young population. However, the young population is particularly engaged in industrial and agricultural fields. Considering the cumulative effects of the sun, this data shows that measures to protect the head and neck region from the sun should be increased.
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Soysal Baş, Şafak Çakır, Yunus Ertaş, Fatih Irmak, Ayşin Karasoy Yeşilada
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