Clinico-pathological characteristics of Skin Cancers at Benue State University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi, North Central Nigeria

Ahachi, Chukwukadibia N.; Akaa, P. Denen; Elachi, I C; Mue, D D; Ngbea, Joseph Aondowase; Anakebe, Ikenna N.; Onuh, Eunice O

doi:10.4103/0794-9316.202465

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“…Melanoma, in particular, afflicted elderly patients, i.e., ≥ 65 years, accounting for 65% melanoma cases. Squamous cell carcinoma (34.7%) was the most common skin malignancy in this research and this is consistent with the findings in Benue, Jos and Zaria (11,12,13). This is followed by melanoma (27.8%) and dermatofibrosarcoma protuberance (12.5%).…”

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“…The other forms of skin cancer observed in this study include Kaposi sarcoma and other primary skin cancers such as sweat gland cancer, cutaneous lymphomas and liposarcoma. The low incidence of Kaposi sarcoma in this study compared with the finding in some regions in Africa may reflect the differences in the regional prevalence of HIV infection, which is a major risk factor for the disease (7,11,12,20). The anatomical distribution of the malignancies showed that the lower limb (foot, thigh, and leg) was the most affected site, followed by the head.…”

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“…There is disparity in the epidemiological findings from various authors in Africa concerning the frequencies of the different histological variants of skin cancers (5,8,10). Patients tend to present late to the specialist, and followup is generally poor, as many patients do not return after surgical treatment (6,11). To the best of our knowledge, there has been no similar study on skin cancer within the study locality and the state.…”

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Pattern of Skin Cancers in a Tertiary Medical Center in Southwest Nigeria

Salawu¹,

Babalola²,

Omoseebi³

et al. 2022

Ann Afr Surg.

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Background: Skin cancers are the most common malignancies in the western world, and their incidence is increasing globally. However, the data about the pattern in sub-Saharan Africa are limited. This study evaluates the pattern of primary skin malignancies in a tertiary medical center located in a sub-urban area. Methods: The histo-pathological records of patients managed for malignancies from January 2012 to December 2020 were retrieved from the pathology department of a tertiary medical center in Ekiti State, Southwest Nigeria. All primary skin cancers seen within this study period were extracted from the records and then reviewed retrospectively. Results: The male-to-female ratio of primary skin malignancies was 1:1.06, and the mean age of patients was 57.2 ± 17years. All patients were black Africans who were mainly of the Yoruba ethnicity (97.2%). Squamous cell cancer had the highest frequency (34.7%), followed by melanoma (27.8%), dermatofibrosarcoma (12.5%), and basal cell carcinoma (11.1%). The most commonly affected anatomic region is the lower limbs (50.6%). Conclusion: The pattern of primary skin cancers seen in black Africans differ from that of Caucasians: however, larger community-based studies in our environment is recommended to provide more conclusive information about the pattern of skin cancers.

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Pattern of Skin Cancers in a Tertiary Medical Center in Southwest Nigeria

Salawu¹,

Babalola²,

Omoseebi³

et al. 2022

Ann Afr Surg.

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“…e most common malignant neoplasms are squamous cell and basal cell carcinoma closely followed by Kaposi sarcoma. e studies of Abubakar et al (Northern Nigeria) and Oseni et al [28,33] (Western Nigeria) found melanoma to be the most common, while Ochicha et al [34] and Ahachi et al [35] (Northern Nigeria) reported squamous cell carcinoma to be the most common. All the cases of Kaposi sarcoma in our study were associated with HIV which is keeping with finding in literature [33][34][35].…”

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Skin and Soft Tissue Lesions in a District Hospital in Central Nigeria: A Histopathological Study

Duduyemi

Omonisi

Titiloye

2019

Dermatology Research and Practice

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Introduction. Skin and soft tissue diseases form a large and heterogeneous group of mesenchymal extraskeletal and dermatologic lesions in humans. Diseases of the skin and soft tissue can develop virtually anywhere in the body, extremities, the trunk, the retroperitoneum, the head, and the neck. Our study aims to review skin and soft tissue specimens from our centre describing the histopathological patterns. Method. A cross sectional study was done using secondary data of all skin and soft tissue specimens over a 3 year period. Patients’ demographics, sites of specimen, and histological diagnoses were extracted from the surgical day book. The data were analysed in terms of age and sex distribution and histological characteristics of pathologic lesions using the SPSS version 22. The data for these patients were presented in tables and figures. Result. 451 skin and soft tissue specimens constituting 18% of all the specimens with an M : F ratio of 1 : 1.2. The age range of our patients was 4–85 years with a mean of 33.52 ± 15.05 years. The peak age of occurrence was 30–39 years. Most of our cases were seen in the extremities (50.7%) followed by head (22.2%), while the least common sites were the perineal and neck areas (5.3% each). The commonest site in females was the upper limb (32.4%); the head and lower limb were the commonest sites in males (28.4% each). Most of our patients have neoplastic lesions of skin and soft tissue constituting 68.3%, inflammatory lesions (16.9%), and the least common lesion being hamartoma (0.2%). The most common category of lesions includes inflammatory (nonspecific dermatitis 6.5%); cysts (dermoid cyst 6%); reactive (hypertrophic scar 1%); and neoplastic (lipoma 32.4%). The benign neoplasms were more common (92.9%) than the malignant ones (7.1%). The neoplastic lesions were relatively more common in males than females and the reverse was true for the inflammatory lesions. Conclusion. Skin and soft tissue lesions are relatively common in our environment with majority being benign neoplastic lesion.

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Clinico-pathological characteristics of Skin Cancers at Benue State University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi, North Central Nigeria

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Pattern of Skin Cancers in a Tertiary Medical Center in Southwest Nigeria

Pattern of Skin Cancers in a Tertiary Medical Center in Southwest Nigeria

Skin and Soft Tissue Lesions in a District Hospital in Central Nigeria: A Histopathological Study

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