title: Surgical and aesthetic considerations of cancer of the skin in the black American.
abstract: Until recently, cancer of the skin in blacks has been thought to be quite rare. This paper reviews some of the recent findings from several large series of black patients with skin cancer at our institution. Surgical management of representative cases is illustrated.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D044383:Black People; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012535:Scalp; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001741:Black or African American