Skin Cancer Varieties, A 10 Year Review of Cases In Al-Baha Area .
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 11
Abstract
Introduction: Skin cancer represents a major health problem worldwide. In the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, skin cancer is considered to be the 9 th most common malignancy in both sexes. Objectives: This study aims to determine the frequency, clinical presentation, and pattern of skin cancer among patient presented to King Fahad Hospital at Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia in a 10 year period, between the years 2006 – 2017. Methodology: Data of histopathologically diagnosed cases of skin cancer were collected from Hospital records and analyzed using computer software SPSS version 16.1. Results: The total number of skin malignancy cases reported between the years 2006 to 2017 was 69. The male to female ratio was 1.5:1. The mean age for all cases was 65.5 years. The commonest types of skin malignancy were basal cell carcinoma (37.7%), followed by squamous cell carcinoma (24.6%). Other skin cancers like Mycosis fungoides was (18.8%) and Kaposi sarcoma (8.7%). Malignant melanoma came in the fifth order of frequency (4.3%). Regarding the treatments, skin cancers managed surgically were 24.6%, and those managed with chemotherapy were 17.4% where 58% of the cases were referred to specialized centers outside Al-Baha for further management. Conclusions: The pattern of skin cancers seen in Al-Baha area is similar to that seen elsewhere in Saudi Arabia. There was an observed delay in clinical presentation and the large number of cases referred to centers outside Al-Baha for management necessitated the establishment of a specialized center for cancer.
Authors and Affiliations
Mohammed Yous of Bakhiet, Fahad Ali Abdullah Dokhaikh, Abdullah Hameed Saleh Alghamdi, Adel Saeed Eid Alghamdi, Saeed Awdah Assiri, Aziz A Al- Sohaimi
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