Analysis of 197 female scalp tumors treated with Mohs micrographic surgery

Malignant cutaneous tumors of the scalp: A study of demographic characteristics and histologic distributions of 398 Taiwanese patients

“…Furthermore, there was no case of melanoma in the series of Fong et al 7 This difference might be explained by the lower incidence rate of malignant melanoma in intermediate-pigmented Chinese patients than that in lightskinned white patients. 11,12 Metastatic tumors were neglected and excluded in either the series of Fong et al 7 or Katz et al 9 Surprisingly, our results disclosed that metastatic tumors play an important role in scalp malignancies. Furthermore, the case number of metastatic scalp tumors might be underestimated in our series, because not all of the patients with metastatic scalp malignancies received a scalp skin biopsy.…”

“…We found that the majority of the malignant scalp tumors occurred in middle-aged and elderly individuals, a finding consistent with previous reports. 7,9 To our knowledge, there were only two similar reports 7,9 of scalp malignancies available in the MEDLINE database from 1966 to 2006 and a comparison among series is summarized in Table II. Our study was comprised of a larger number of cases and a wider spectrum of histologic types.…”

“…5,6 Furthermore, only few English-language articles regarding the epidemiology and histology of scalp malignancies could be found in the literature. [7][8][9] Using the long-term database of a large general medical center in Taiwan, our study analyzed a large population of cases to determine the histopathologic spectrum of scalp malignancies and patient demographics.…”

Topografia do carcinoma basocelular e suas correlações com o gênero, a idade e o padrão histológico: um estudo retrospectivo de 1.042 lesões

“…Many of the findings corroborate previous international studies that had already reported a predilection of BCC for the trunk in men and for the lower limbs in women (Graph 2). 18,[26][27][28] No other statistically significant trends were found with respect to any of the other body sites in either males or females. Regarding the face, there was an evident propensity for women to develop lesions on the nose and upper lip and for men to develop lesions on the sides of the face, ears and scalp (Graph 3).…”

“…This controversial finding suggests the participation of factors not directly related to UV radiation at these sites. 27 On the other hand, surgeries for the removal of these lesions from the ears occurred when patients were older, coinciding with the ages at which alopecia and baldness are more pronounced, consequently offering less protection to these areas. Nevertheless, the possibility cannot be ignored that diagnosis of these lesions may have been delayed as a result of them being less noticeable to the patient compared to lesions on the face.…”