<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><bold>Background</bold>. The increasing solar intensity and HIV epidemic have progressively eroded the protective effects of melanin among black race. This study was aimed at evaluating the pattern of primary skin cancers in Ile-Ife, Nigeria.<bold>Methods</bold>. This retrospective study, which was conducted at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, included the patients diagnosed with primary skin cancers between January 2008 and December 2017. The data were analyzed using SPSS version20.<bold>Results</bold>. The frequency of primary skin cancers was 1.0%. Females (58.3%) outnumbered the males (41.7%), the ratio being 1.4:1. The spectrum of primary skin cancers documented by this study are squamous cell carcinoma (33.3%), malignant melanoma (25%), Kaposi sarcoma (15.3%), basal cell carcinoma (9.7%), and cutaneous lymphoma (6.9%).<bold>Conclusion</bold>. Melanin remains a major protective factor for skin cancers among negroids. Albinism and high burden of HIV were identified risk groups for skin cancers. The eradication of HIV and enhanced sun protection will reduce the prevalence of skin cancers.</abstract>

Background. The increasing solar intensity and HIV epidemic have progressively eroded the protective effects of melanin among black race. This study was aimed at evaluating the pattern of primary skin cancers in Ile-Ife, Nigeria.Methods. This retrospective study, which was conducted at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, included the patients diagnosed with primary skin cancers between January 2008 and December 2017. The data were analyzed using SPSS version20.Results. The frequency of primary skin cancers was 1.0%. Females (58.3%) outnumbered the males (41.7%), the ratio being 1.4:1. The spectrum of primary skin cancers documented by this study are squamous cell carcinoma (33.3%), malignant melanoma (25%), Kaposi sarcoma (15.3%), basal cell carcinoma (9.7%), and cutaneous lymphoma (6.9%).Conclusion. Melanin remains a major protective factor for skin cancers among negroids. Albinism and high burden of HIV were identified risk groups for skin cancers. The eradication of HIV and enhanced sun protection will reduce the prevalence of skin cancers.

The Evolving Pattern Of Primary Skin Cancers in Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Department of Dermatology and Venereology

Serbian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology

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Background. The increasing solar intensity and HIV epidemic have progressively eroded the protective effects of melanin among black race. This study was aimed...

The Evolving Pattern Of Primary Skin Cancers in Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Published Online: Feb 14, 2019

Page range: 90 - 95

Received: Sep 17, 2018

Accepted: Nov 05, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjdv-2018-0013

Keywords
Skin Neoplasms, Nigeria, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell, Melanoma, Sarcoma, Kaposi, Carcinoma, Basal Cell, African Continental Ancestry Group, Prevalence

© 2018 Mufutau Muphy Oripelaye et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Evolving Pattern Of Primary Skin Cancers in Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Published Online: Feb 14, 2019

Page range: 90 - 95

Received: Sep 17, 2018

Accepted: Nov 05, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjdv-2018-0013

KeywordsSkin Neoplasms, Nigeria, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell, Melanoma, Sarcoma, Kaposi, Carcinoma, Basal Cell, African Continental Ancestry Group, Prevalence

© 2018 Mufutau Muphy Oripelaye et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Skin Neoplasms, Nigeria, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell, Melanoma, Sarcoma, Kaposi, Carcinoma, Basal Cell, African Continental Ancestry Group, Prevalence