Case Report of a Patient of Black Ethnian With Skin Cancer in a Hospital Downtown in São Paulo

Abstract

Introduction: skin types and non-melanoma are basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, being more common in people over 40 years old and rare in black children, with radiation exposure being the main risk factor. Case report: N.A., 80 years old, male, black, with a history of sun exposure for 35 years, with the appearance of a small indulation on the back of the right hand for 5 years. He underwent an excisional biopsy that found classic squamous cell carcinoma, pT2 pNxpMx staging, with good evolution. Conclusion: Although skin cancer in the black population is uncommon, it is a diagnosis that needs to be suspected and the prevention of this pathology is necessary for this population. In addition, further studies are needed to better understand this pathology in this ethnic group.