A Clinical Observation of Cutaneous Malignant Tumors over 10 Years ( 1987-1996, Chonnam Province ).
- Author:
Jae Jeong SEO
;
Young Ho WON
;
Seong Jin KIM
;
Seung Chul LEE
;
Inn Ki CHUN
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Age of Onset;
Carcinoma, Basal Cell;
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell;
Dermatology;
Female;
Foot;
Gwangju;
Hand;
Head;
Humans;
Incidence;
Jeollanam-do*;
Korea;
Lymphoma;
Male;
Melanoma;
Neck;
Outpatients;
Upper Extremity
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1998;36(5):812-819
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: The incidence of Cutaneous malignant tumors has increased recently and they have varied in their developing patterns according to social and environmental influences. However, we have little clinical data about the cutaneous malignant tumors in the Chonnam provinee. OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to analyze the clinical characteristics of cutaneous malignant tumors observed in the Chonnam province and to compare them with the data previously reported in Korea. METHOD: We clinically analyzed 427 cases of cutaneous malignant tumors during a 10 year period betwecn January 1987 and Oetober 1996, at the Department of Dermatology, Chonnam Univemity Hospital in Kwangju. RESULTS: 1. The average armual incidence of cutaneous malignant tumors among the total number of outpatients was 1.00+/- 0.25%. The incidence tended to increase with time from 0.90+/-0.29% in the first 5 year-period to 1.15+/-0.09% in the late 5 year-period. The increasing rate was most pronmient in basal cell carcinoma. 2. The most common tumor in the 427 patients with malignant tumor was basal cell carcinoma (52.5%), followed by squamous cell carcinoma (19.9%), malignant melanoma (13.3%), metastatic carcinoma (3.7%), malignant lymphoma (2.3%). 3. The mean age of onset was 60.7+/-16.0 years old (male; 59.6+/-15.0, female; 61.9+/-17.1) in the in the group as a whole; 63.9 in BCC, 63.3 in SCC and 55.8 in malignant melanoma. The ratio of men to women was 1.14:l. 4. The most common site of a11 malignant tumors was the head and neck (64.6%), where 89.3% of BCC, 58.8% of SCC, and 15.8% of malignant melanoma developed. The next common site was the lower exlremities and feet (15.7%) followed by the trunk (7,7%), and upper extremities and hands (7.3%).
