Abstract

DIAZ PLASENCIA, Juan; TANTALEAN - RAMELLA, Enrique  and  GARCIA PERALTA, Carlos. Non melanoma skin cancer: clinic-pathological aspects. Rev Med Hered [online]. 1995, vol.6, n.2, pp.83-92. ISSN 1018-130X.

This retrospective analysis evaluate to 120 patients with 130 cancers of the skin with histologically proved diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma (n=78) or squamous cell carcinoma (n=52) seen at Belen Hospital Trujillo, Peru, between 1980 and 1990 with the aim to identify their clinicopathologic features. Squamous cell carcinomas was more frequent in patients older than 80 years of age (p=0.044), in men than in women (p=0.025), predominantly occurred on the trunk or extremities (p<0.001), presented multicentric or as multiple growths (p=.006), fixation to deep structures (p=0.0049), was more than 2 cm in diameter (p<0.001) or developed as a more advanced disease (p=0.0003) as compared with basal cell carcinoma. Both cancers were mostly ulcerated (47%) and squamous cell carcinoma was more often well differentiated (62%). We concluded that the carcinoma of the skin is most often observed in areas of the body exposed to the sun and its diagnosis can be suspected with a high percentage of accuracy on the basis of the gross appearance and its location, but a biopsy should always be taken for confirmation. (Rev Med Hered 1995; 6: 83-92).

Keywords : Skin cancer; clinicopathologic picture.

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