KMID : 0363220190570080464
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Korean Journal of Dermatology 2019 Volume.57 No. 8 p.464 ~ p.475
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Analysis of the Clinical Characteristics of Cutaneous Malignant Tumors: 11-year Single-center Study in Daejeon City and Chungnam Province
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Oh Dae-Young
Lee Hye-Kyung Jung Kyung-Eun Koo Dae-Won Lee Joong-Sun
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Abstract
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Background: The occurrence of cutaneous malignant tumors has been increasing worldwide due to changes in various environmental factors.
Objective: Our study aimed to analyze the overall tendency of clinical characteristics in single-center patients with cutaneous malignant tumors according to sex, age, duration, size, anatomic site, treatment, and concomitant diseases.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records and clinical photographs of 319 patients diagnosed with cutaneous malignant tumors (basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, melanoma, lymphoma, Paget¡¯s disease, metastatic skin cancer, mycosis fungoides, angiosarcoma, dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, Kaposi sarcoma, malignant fibrous histiocytoma, Merkel cell carcinoma) and 109 patients diagnosed with premalignant tumors (Bowen¡¯s disease) between January 2007 and January 2017.
Results: The average annual incidence of malignant cutaneous tumors was 2.4%. In total, 158 males (36.9%) and 270 females (63.1%) were included with a mean age of onset of 66 years. Among the malignant tumors, basal cell carcinoma (30.8%) was the most common, while the incidences of squamous cell carcinoma (18.9%), melanoma (6.3%), and lymphoma (4.4%) were also high. The predominantly involved anatomic sites were the face (67.3%), trunk (11.5%), and legs (10.9%). Most cases involved solitarily existing tumors (77.3%), and pruritus (21.7%) was the most common accompanying symptom. Among the 69.6% of patients who received treatment for their tumors, the most common method was surgical removal. No significant increase in concomitant diseases or environmental factors was detected.
Conclusion: Our study is meaningful as an overall and recent review of various types of cutaneous malignancies that provides preliminary data for further large-scale nationwide studies.
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KEYWORD
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Clinical analysis, Cutaneous malignant tumors, Incidence, Statistical study
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