NON-MELANOMA SKIN CANCER IN HAIL REGION: A 4 YEAR RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

Background and Objectives: Although skin cancers are prevalent worldwide, it is uncommon in Hail region, mostly non-melanoma sub-type. During a 4-year period from 2014 to 2017, out of a total of 120 cases of skin lesions, 29 non-melanoma cancers were retrieved from Histopathology files, King Khalid hospital. Methods: All cases of skin cancer diagnosed during 2014 -2017 have been revised and Clinicopathological data recorded. Results: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) was the most common neoplasm (36%), followed by cutaneous lymphomas (mostly mycosis fungoides 25%), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) (21%) and dermatofibrosarcoma protruberans (DFSP) (11%). Only one case of metastatic carcinoma was recorded. BCC nodular type was the most prevalent, with a mean age 57.6 years and mean size 2.73 cm. SCC was mostly grade 2, with mean size 1.9 cm and an older mean age of 72.3 cm. Increased size of lesion positively correlated with older age (p=0.001). Conclusion: Non-melanoma skin cancer in Hail region is not frequently encountered. BCC is the most frequent followed by cutaneous T-cell lymphomas and SCC. Our findings were in accordance with other parts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, but much lower than other parts of the world. Keywords: Non-Melanoma, Basal Cell Carcinoma, Bcc, Skin, Neoplasm, Cancer, Hail, SCC, derma, dermatopathology, Saudi Arabia. . Conflicts of Interest The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest regarding the publication of this article