Letter: Skin cancer in albinos at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria

We evaluated all the albinos with a histologic diagnosis of skin cancer seen in the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria, during the 7-year period, (January 2001 to December 2007). The ages, sex, clinical presentation/site(s), number of lesions per patient, type of skin cancer,...

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Published in:Dermatology online journal 2010-04, Vol.16 (4), p.14-14
Main Authors: Asuquo, M E, Otei, O O, Omotoso, J, Bassey, E E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Albinism - epidemiology
Carcinoma, Basal Cell - epidemiology
Carcinoma, Basal Cell - surgery
Female
Hospitals, Teaching
Humans
Male
Melanoma - epidemiology
Melanoma - surgery
Middle Aged
Neoplasms, Squamous Cell - epidemiology
Neoplasms, Squamous Cell - surgery
Nigeria - epidemiology
Risk Factors
Skin Neoplasms - epidemiology
Skin Neoplasms - surgery
Young Adult
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Summary:We evaluated all the albinos with a histologic diagnosis of skin cancer seen in the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria, during the 7-year period, (January 2001 to December 2007). The ages, sex, clinical presentation/site(s), number of lesions per patient, type of skin cancer, treatment, outcome and follow up were analyzed. This was compared with the total number of skin cancers. Of the skin cancers diagnosed, 11 percent were in patients with albinism.
ISSN:1087-2108