Morbus Bowen. A description of the disease in 617 patients.
Between 1943 and 1983 a total of 617 patients were diagnosed to have morbus Bowen (m.B.). Eighty percent of the patients were over 60 years old at the time of diagnosis. Three-fourth had their disease on sun-exposed areas (head, neck and hands). Almost 1/4 had concomitant basal cell epithelioma (c.b.) and 1/10 squamous cell carcinoma (c.s.). Approximately 1/5 had multiple m.B. tumours. Effective therapy was curettage followed by cauterization, excision, or X-ray.
Thestrup-Pedersen
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Department of Dermatology, Finsen Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Ravnborg
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Reymann
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001913:Bowen's Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000209:etiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy