Qamaruddin Baloch, Abdul Rahim Siyal, Siraj Ahmed Abbasi, Badar Faiyaz Zubairi.
Pattern of Malignant Tumors of Skin at Larkana.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak Jan ;10(5):155-7.

A retrospective study of 228 cases of malignant skin tumors, reported at Chandka Medical College Hospital (CMCH), Larkana, and Larkana Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy (LINAR), during the period of 8 years from January, 1991 to December, 1998 is presented. During this period, maximum number of cases were reported in 1994. Out of 228 cases, 146 (64.03%) cases were male with the mean age of 56.36 years and 82 (35.96%) with mean age 56.62 years were female. Male to female ratio was 1.8:1. Eldest patient was 90 years old having banal cell carcinoma and the youngest was of 34 years having squamous cell carcinoma in our study. Various tumors, according to frequency found, were basal cell carcinoma in 140 cases (61.49%) with the mean age of 60.25± 10.21 years, squamous cell carcinoma in 78 cases (34.2%) with mean age 54.87 ± 16.10 years and malignant melanoma in 10 cases (4.4%) with mean age of 49.00±16.10 ± years. Maximum number of cases, i.e., 82 (36.0%) belonged to Larkana district, followed by 26 cases (11.4 %) of Shikarpur and 22 cases (9.4 %) of Khairpur Mir`s. Among all, 154 (67.5%) cases involved face, 26 (11.4%) cases upper and lower limbs and 24 (10.5%) cases trunk. Most of the patients Le 136 cases (59.64%) were farmers by occupation. 118 cases (56.14%) presented with ulcer and 110 cases (48.24%) with nodule and it is concluded that basal cell carcinoma is the most common malignant skin tumor in our area.

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