title: Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin in Africans.
abstract: Over a period of 12 years, 524 cases of squamous cell carcinoma were seen at the Ahmadu Bello University Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria. The common site affected was the lower limb (54%) followed by the head and neck region. Long standing chronic leg ulcer was the most common predisposing factor. Most tumours arose from post-burn scars, with no previous hospital treatment of the burns.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yakubu
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Mabogunje
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D044383:Black People; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology; D015984:Causality; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology