Clinical and histopathological profile of basal cell carcinoma in a population from Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Basal cell carcinoma is a local, invasive epidermal neoplasia, the most common type of which is nodular basal cell carcinoma. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the occurrence of basal cell carcinoma, characterizing its distribution in accordance with patients' age, gender, the site of the lesion and its histopathological characteristics. Anatomopathology reports of cases of basal cell carcinoma diagnosed in Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil between June 2005 and June 2007 were analyzed. A descriptive, observational, cross-sectional study was conducted. The majority of patients were females over 40 years of age. Most of the tumors were of the nodular type and were situated on the face. There was ulceration in 27.5%, infiltration in 24.5% and invasion of the deep dermis in 61.8%. Local data must be evaluated in order to emphasize the importance of early diagnosis.
Porto Alegre Teaching Hospital, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Letícia Pangendler
LP
Peres
Joana Zulian
JZ
Fiorentin
Tamise da Silva
Tda S
Baptista
Deborah Grisolia
DG
Fuzina
Luiz Felipe de Oliveira
LF
Blanco
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D055815:Young Adult