Clinical and histopathologic characteristics of skin malignancies in Qassim Region,  Saudi Arabia

Abdullateef A. Alzolibani; Hani A. Al Shobaili; Ahmad A Al Robaee; Athar Khan; Imran Ul Haque; Nagendra Seethapathi Rao; Abdulaziz Alrejaie

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Original Article

7 (

); 61-65

Clinical and histopathologic characteristics of skin malignancies in Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia

Abdullateef A. Alzolibani, Hani A. Al Shobaili, Ahmad A Al Robaee, Athar Khan, Imran Ul Haque, Nagendra Seethapathi Rao, Abdulaziz Alrejaie

Received: 2012-06-24, Accepted: 2012-12-04, Published: 2013-01-12

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Abstract

Background and objective: The present study was undertaken to assess the pattern of skin malignancies in Qassim region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Methods: Data of histopathological confirmed cases of skin malignancies were collected from all the referral hospitals of Qassim region during a period from January 2000 to July 2009. Results: Out of 94 cases majority (90.4%) were Saudis, and males (74.5%). The most common malignant skin lesion was BCC (58.5%) followed by SCC (18.1%) and MM (11.7%), respectively. Other malignancies seen were DFSP (4.3%), sebaceous carcinoma (2.1%) and skin secondaries from lung, lymphoma and stomach (4.3%). The most common site was face for BCC, trunk for SCC, and limbs for MM. The DFSP did not show any particular pattern. Conclusion: All major types of skin malignancies were seen with patterns similar to those reported from various other regions of Saudi Arabia and other countries except for Kaposiâ€™s sarcoma which was not encountered in our study.