PATTERN OF SKIN MALIGNANCIES IN PATIENTS PRESENTING TO DERMATOLOGY DEPTARTMENT HAYATABAD MEDICAL COMPLEX PESHAWAR
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Objective: This study was conducted to determine the pattern of cutaneousmalignancies among patients attending the skin out-patient department HayatabadMedical Complex Peshawar.
Methodology: This was descriptive analysis of skin cancers carried from January2011 to December 2011. Histologically diagnosed skin cancers were reviewedand analyzed according to age, gender, site of distribution and histologicaltypes.
Results: Hundred histologically diagnosed skin malignancies were reportedduring the period under review. Sixty cases (60%) were males and 40 cases(40%) females with a male to female ratio of 1.5:1. Age ranged from 22years to 86 years. Mean age was 57.05+_11.39 SD. Mean duration of diseasein months were 16.78+_ 9.07SD. Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) was the mostcommon malignancy consisting of 32(32%) cases followed by Squamous cellcarcinoma (SCC 18%) with 10 (10%) cases of melanoma and 9(9%) cases of Mycosis Fungoides. Actinic Keratosis, Kaposi's sarcoma, Bowen's disease, Dermatofibroma,Atypical fibroxanthoma constituted the remaining.
Conclusion: The most common skin malignancy was BCC followed by SCCand melanoma. Larger studies should be conducted to ascertain the actualprevalence of skin tumors.
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