The Epidemiological Pattern of Skin Cancer from 2011 to 2022 among the Population of the Aseer Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
The overall risk of developing cancer before the age of 75 years in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is 9.9%. We aimed to explore the pattern of skin cancer, specifically among the Saudi population residing in the Aseer region. We obtained data from the medical records of Aseer Central Hospital regional...
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| author | Abdullah Mohammed Algarni Hamza Salim Alshehri Ahmed Saad Al Zomia Mohammed Abdulrahman Alhifthi Lama Ali Lahiq Faisal Mohammed Al Fae Awad Mohammed Alwadie Shuruq Abdullah Al-Qahtani Faisal Suhaim Al Amri Faisal Hassan Tobeigei |
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| description | The overall risk of developing cancer before the age of 75 years in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is 9.9%. We aimed to explore the pattern of skin cancer, specifically among the Saudi population residing in the Aseer region. We obtained data from the medical records of Aseer Central Hospital regional histopathological laboratory considering surgical pathology reports from 2011 to 2021. The 61–80-year-old age group represented most of the cases (41.4%), followed by the 41–60-year-old group at 24.1%. Men made up the majority of the cases (59.4%). Furthermore, the dataset predominantly consisted of Saudi nationals (94.3% of the sample). The percentage of cases diagnosed each year relative to the cumulative number of skin cancer cases varied each year, ranging from 1.6% in 2011 to 11.6% in 2017. The most common diagnoses were squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) with 230 cases (41.1%) and basal cell carcinoma (BCC) with 147 cases (26.3%). The majority of cases occurred in the head and neck region (55.4%), followed by the lower limb (16.6%), trunk (13.6%), upper limb (8.2%), and pelvis (2.3%). There was a significant variation in the type of skin cancer across the age groups (<i>p</i> < 0.001) and across different body parts (<i>p</i> < 0.001). The incidence of skin cancer exhibited variability throughout the study period. The predominant diagnoses observed were SSC and BCC. Among the affected areas, the head and neck region displayed the highest prevalence, followed by the lower limb, trunk, upper limb, and pelvis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-35c739beceda49968312c4ef0373a4ac2023-11-19T09:56:14ZengMDPI AGCancers2072-66942023-09-011518461210.3390/cancers15184612The Epidemiological Pattern of Skin Cancer from 2011 to 2022 among the Population of the Aseer Region, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaAbdullah Mohammed Algarni0Hamza Salim Alshehri1Ahmed Saad Al Zomia2Mohammed Abdulrahman Alhifthi3Lama Ali Lahiq4Faisal Mohammed Al Fae5Awad Mohammed Alwadie6Shuruq Abdullah Al-Qahtani7Faisal Suhaim Al Amri8Faisal Hassan Tobeigei9Aseer Central Hospital, Ministry of Health, Abha 62523, Saudi ArabiaAseer Central Hospital, Ministry of Health, Abha 62523, Saudi ArabiaFaculty of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi ArabiaFaculty of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi ArabiaFaculty of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi ArabiaFaculty of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi ArabiaFaculty of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi ArabiaFaculty of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi ArabiaFaculty of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Dermatology, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi ArabiaThe overall risk of developing cancer before the age of 75 years in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is 9.9%. We aimed to explore the pattern of skin cancer, specifically among the Saudi population residing in the Aseer region. We obtained data from the medical records of Aseer Central Hospital regional histopathological laboratory considering surgical pathology reports from 2011 to 2021. The 61–80-year-old age group represented most of the cases (41.4%), followed by the 41–60-year-old group at 24.1%. Men made up the majority of the cases (59.4%). Furthermore, the dataset predominantly consisted of Saudi nationals (94.3% of the sample). The percentage of cases diagnosed each year relative to the cumulative number of skin cancer cases varied each year, ranging from 1.6% in 2011 to 11.6% in 2017. The most common diagnoses were squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) with 230 cases (41.1%) and basal cell carcinoma (BCC) with 147 cases (26.3%). The majority of cases occurred in the head and neck region (55.4%), followed by the lower limb (16.6%), trunk (13.6%), upper limb (8.2%), and pelvis (2.3%). There was a significant variation in the type of skin cancer across the age groups (<i>p</i> < 0.001) and across different body parts (<i>p</i> < 0.001). The incidence of skin cancer exhibited variability throughout the study period. The predominant diagnoses observed were SSC and BCC. Among the affected areas, the head and neck region displayed the highest prevalence, followed by the lower limb, trunk, upper limb, and pelvis.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/18/4612Saudia Arabiaskin cancermalignant melanomabasal cell carcinomasquamous cell carcinoma |
| spellingShingle | Abdullah Mohammed Algarni Hamza Salim Alshehri Ahmed Saad Al Zomia Mohammed Abdulrahman Alhifthi Lama Ali Lahiq Faisal Mohammed Al Fae Awad Mohammed Alwadie Shuruq Abdullah Al-Qahtani Faisal Suhaim Al Amri Faisal Hassan Tobeigei The Epidemiological Pattern of Skin Cancer from 2011 to 2022 among the Population of the Aseer Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Cancers Saudia Arabia skin cancer malignant melanoma basal cell carcinoma squamous cell carcinoma |
| title | The Epidemiological Pattern of Skin Cancer from 2011 to 2022 among the Population of the Aseer Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| title_full | The Epidemiological Pattern of Skin Cancer from 2011 to 2022 among the Population of the Aseer Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| title_fullStr | The Epidemiological Pattern of Skin Cancer from 2011 to 2022 among the Population of the Aseer Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Epidemiological Pattern of Skin Cancer from 2011 to 2022 among the Population of the Aseer Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| title_short | The Epidemiological Pattern of Skin Cancer from 2011 to 2022 among the Population of the Aseer Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| title_sort | epidemiological pattern of skin cancer from 2011 to 2022 among the population of the aseer region kingdom of saudi arabia |
| topic | Saudia Arabia skin cancer malignant melanoma basal cell carcinoma squamous cell carcinoma |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/18/4612 |
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