Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the lower limbs in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil.
BACKGROUND
Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma is a common malignant neoplasm that affects areas that are exposed to the sun in fair-skinned people. It occurs less frequently on the lower limbs where other etiological factors are involved.


OBJECTIVE
To determine the epidemiological aspects of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the lower limbs in Goiânia.


METHODS
Forty-three cases of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the lower limbs from the Cancer Registry of the Population Base of Goiás, for the period between 1995 and 1999, were included in the study.


RESULTS
Among the cases of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma registered in this 5-year interval, 43 (4.6%) represented cases affecting the lower limbs. Of these individuals, seven (16.3%) were male and 36 (83.7%) female (P < 0.001). Those in the age group of 60 years and above represented 90.7% of the cases (P < 0.001). None of the patients had metastasis.


CONCLUSIONS
Cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas on the lower limbs are more frequently seen in women older than 60 years of age, and they rarely metastasize.
Ribeiro
Ana Maria Quinteiro
AM
Cancer Association of Goiás and the Cancer Registry of the Population Base of Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil. ana.jales@cultura.com.b
Curado
Maria Paula
MP
Filho
Jales Benevides Santana
JB
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001938:Brazil; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012042:Registries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012737:Sex Factors; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*