[Diagnosis of skin cancer by dermatologists in the French West Indies: a prospective study]. / Étude prospective de l'incidence des cancers cutanés dépistés en pratique dermatologique aux Antilles françaises.
Ann Dermatol Venereol
; 138(1): 11-6, 2011 Jan.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21276455
BACKGROUND: The incidence of skin cancer is not well established in the French West Indies, aside from old data concerning cutaneous melanoma. METHOD: A prospective study was performed over a 3-month period in late 2007 in the French West Indies. The number of new cases of histologically confirmed skin cancer was determined using a questionnaire. RESULTS: The rate of participation of dermatologists was 82 %. During the study period, 166 skin cancers were diagnosed in 134 patients (66 women and 68 men: mean age=63.3 years, SD=2.5), including 137 basal cell carcinomas, 12 melanomas, seven squamous cell carcinomas, six Bowen's disease, one B lymphoma and one Paget's disease. The raw incidence of skin cancers detected by dermatologists was calculated as 64.6 cases/100 000 inhabitants/year for basal cell carcinoma, 5.7 cases/100 000 inhabitants/year for melanoma, 3.3 cases/100 000 inhabitants/year for squamous cell carcinoma, and 2.8 cases/100 000 inhabitants/year for Bowen's disease. Seven melanomas (almost exclusively of plantar topography) and seven basal cell carcinomas were diagnosed in patients of phototype V or VI. DISCUSSION: Although lower than in metropolitan France, the number of skin cancers diagnosed by dermatologists in the French West Indies is fairly high. In addition, this study indicates the significant incidence of basal cell carcinomas and melanomas in subjects with phototype V or VI, underreported in the literature. These findings highlight the need to begin longer-term studies and to include skin carcinomas in the cancer registry of the French West Indies in order to better identify their characteristics among the Caribbean population.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Cutâneas
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe
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Guadalupe
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Martinica
Idioma:
Fr
Revista:
Ann Dermatol Venereol
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Martinica
País de publicação:
França