Dehghani Leila; Khanjani Narges; Bahrampour Abbas
Volume 15, Issue 4 , 2012, , Pages 111-116
Abstract
Background: Skin cancers are the most common human cancers.The most common skin cancers are basal cell carcinoma, squamouscell carcinoma and malignant melanoma. Different factors areinvolved in development of skin cancers; the most notable oneis exposure to ultraviolet radiation. In this study, the incidenceof ...
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Background: Skin cancers are the most common human cancers.The most common skin cancers are basal cell carcinoma, squamouscell carcinoma and malignant melanoma. Different factors areinvolved in development of skin cancers; the most notable oneis exposure to ultraviolet radiation. In this study, the incidenceof skin cancer was determined in Kerman province where islocated in the desert region of Iran with ample sunlight, duringa 5–year period.Method: All registered cases of skin cancers between March2005 and March 2010 were retrieved from the Kerman ProvinceCancer Registry. For each patient, data about age, gender,location, pathologic type of cancer and site of skin involvement,were obtained. Incidence rates according to the age, sex and thelocation of the lesions were calculated. Trend analysis was donefor the next 10 years.Result: During these 5 years, 1250 cases of skin cancer wererecorded. The incidence in men was 1.2 times higher than women.The highest incidence was seen in individulas older than 80 yearsof age. Fifty percent of all skin cancers were located on the face.The highest incidence was observed in the city of Kerman withan annual incidence of 12.6 in 100,000. Trend analysis showedthat the incidence of skin cancer in Kerman province would reach23 in 100 000 people in 2019, which is 2.3 times higher than theincidence rate in 2009.Conclusion: Skin cancer is a public health concern in Kermanprovince in Iran. Considering the desert climate and the intensity ofsunlight in most seasons, it is necessary to plan scientific practicalinterventions to prevent skin cancer and reduce its incidence..
MH Amouzgar; MJ Yazdan Panah; M Ebrahimi Rad
Volume 9, Issue 1 , 2006, , Pages 28-34
R Yaghoobi; R Rafiei; F Savad Dar; SM Latifi
Volume 5, Issue 3 , 2002, , Pages 7-14
Abstract
Background: Malignant melanoma is the leading cause of death among skin cancers in western countries. However, the incidence, histologic subtypes, and tumor behaviors are quite different in Asians and western populations. Objective: This study was designed to survey the clinicopathological aspects of ...
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Background: Malignant melanoma is the leading cause of death among skin cancers in western countries. However, the incidence, histologic subtypes, and tumor behaviors are quite different in Asians and western populations. Objective: This study was designed to survey the clinicopathological aspects of malignant melanoma among Khouzestan people. Patients and Methods: In a retrospective study 62 patients (28 women, mean age 53.80±14.1, and 34 men, mean age 55.9±15.8) were diagnosed as melanoma in Khouzestan province, southwest of Iran during 1990-2000. The analyzed data included sex, age at diagnosis, location and histologic subtypes. Results: Malignant melanoma was found to be more common in men than women, in the approximate ratio of 5 to 4. From 62 cases of malignant melanoma, 59.67% were cutaneous, 19.35% metastatic in lymph nodes, 11.29% ocular, 4.83% gastrointestinal tract, 3.22% mucosal, and 1.61% inner ear and mastoid. The majority of cases were unclassified malignant melanoma (30.64%), followed by nodular melanoma (27.41%), metastatic malignant melanoma (24.19%), acral lentiginous melanoma (12.9%), and lentigo maligna melanoma (4.84%), respectively. Conclusion: Although malignant melanoma is a rare tumor in Khouzestan, further studied are necessary to analyze present and future trends of melanoma, accurately. Ongoing and new prevention and control strategies may be mandatory to curtail the melanoma outbreak.