Skin cancers at the National University Hospital of Cotonou from 1985 to 2004

Abstract

This study confirms the low incidence of skin cancer in the black population, the fact that basocellular carcinoma affects a relatively young population, and the predilection of melanoma for acral locations in black individuals.

Dermatopathology in sub‐Saharan Africa: a systematic 5‐year analysis of all histopathological diagnoses from the Regional Dermatology Training Centre (RDTC) in Moshi, Tanzania

“…Nevertheless, these latter studies included a relatively low number of annual histology specimens. Previous studies from African countries indicated SCC, followed by BCC, sarcomas and melanomas as the most frequent malignant skin tumours. In contrast, in our study KS with 35% of all malignant lesions was the most common malignant cutaneous tumour and overall also the most frequent histopathological diagnosis (8.5% of all diagnoses).…”

A new understanding in the epidemiology of melanoma

“…Melanoma is extremely rare among black populations in Africa and most cases of melanoma tend to be of the acral lentiginous subtype [58,59]. Immunosuppression as a result of HIV infection (Kaposi sarcoma), chronic ulceration, inflammation, albinism and UV exposure are identified risk factors for skin cancer in Africans.…”

Squamous cell carcinomas of the lower limbs in African American women

“…A summary of the data from these studies is depicted in Table I. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] Case 1 was a 69-year-old African American woman who presented with a 1-year history of a hyperpigmented scaly plaque on her left leg. The physical examination revealed a 2-cm black, hyperkeratotic plaque on the patient's left leg (Fig 1).…”