title: [Cutaneous carcinoma of the face. Clinical and histopathological forms. Retrospective study of 308 cases].
abstract: Cutaneous carcinomas are the most frequent malignant tumors, the majority of them being located on the face, scalp and back.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To assess the clinical presentation and pathology aspects of the patients with face skin carcinomas admitted to our clinic.
  
  
  METHODS
  The retrospective study was carried out on a series of 308 patients diagnosed and treated for cutaneous carcinoma of the face in the Department of Oral and Facial Surgery of lasi over a period of 5 years (January 2006 - December 2010). The following parameters were analyzed: demographic data, size and location of the tumor, clinical presentation, and pathology aspects.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Basal cell carcinoma accounted for 75.97% of the cases, the nodular, superficial and morphea types being the most common. As to the microscopic aspects, the nodular/solid, superficial, and basosquamous (metatypical) types were the most frequent. The squamous-cell carcinoma represented 18.18%, mainly in the ulcero-vegetant and nodular forms. The moderately and well differentiated forms prevailed. Carcinomas of the skin adnexes as well as Merkel cell carcinomas were the most rare (4.22% and 0.65%, respectively).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The face is the most common location of the cutaneous carcinomas requiring early diagnosis and treatment as a key factor to favorable long term outcome.
authors.affiliation: Universitatea de Mediciná şi Farmacie Gr. T. Popa Iaşi, Facultatea de Medicină Dentară, Clinica de Chirurgie Orală şi Maxilo-Facială.
authors.forename: Iulia
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Chiscop
authors.forename: Eugenia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Popescu
authors.forename: Constantin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mihai
authors.forename: Cristian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Budacu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002281:Carcinoma, Basosquamous / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D015266:Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome