The incidence of @entity1489 ( @entity1489 ) has been rapidly increasing in epidemic proportions all over the world. The purpose was to evaluate the demographic and clinico-pathological patterns of @entity1489 in Izmir, a region with high ultraviolet light exposure. The study was retrospective and hospital-based. The data related to all NMSC @entity1 registered from January 1, 1990, to December 31, 1999, in the Dermatology Department of Ege University Medical School in Izmir, were collected and analyzed according to the personal statistics, anatomic location, dimensions of the lesion and clinical and @entity1489 . A total number of 2,879 @entity1 , aged between 20 and 96 years, were included in the study; among them 1,633 were @entity1 and 1,246 were @entity1 . The mean age of the @entity1 population was 62.81 years, with a standard deviation of 12.50 years. Among the @entity5 @entity1 , there were 2,062 @entity1491 ( @entity1491 ), 746 @entity957 ( @entity957 ) and 71 both BCC and SCC; the total number of lesions was 3,186 (2,339 @entity1491 , 847 @entity957 ). Of all the NMSC lesions studied, the highest percentage (46.6%) were located on the face. For the @entity1491 , the most frequent histopathological subtype was the solid pattern (50.74%). The mean male: female ratios for SCC and @entity75 were 2.86 and 1.01, respectively. Nodular and ulcerative forms (69.8%) were the most commonly found clinical types. Of all @entity1489 , 78.4% had diameters in the 11 to 20 mm. BCC is the most common type of @entity1489 diagnosed in our region. Among the NMSC @entity1 , farming was the most widespread and risky job. The majority of SCC @entity5 were observed mostly in @entity1 60 years old or above. This is the first comprehensive description of @entity1489 in our region.

XXXX between the years of 1990 and 1999 in Izmir, Turkey: demographic and clinicopathological characteristics.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'patients', 'patient', 'men'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['tumour', 'tumors'] @entity1489 :: ('MESH:D012878', 'Disease') :: ['NMSCs', 'skin cancer', 'skin cancers', 'histopathological type of skin cancer', 'nonmelanoma skin cancers'] @entity957 :: ('MESH:D002294', 'Disease') :: ['SCCs', 'squamous cell carcinomas'] @entity75 :: ('MESH:D001927', 'Disease') :: ['BCC lesions'] @entity1491 :: ('MESH:D002280', 'Disease') :: ['basal cell carcinomas', 'BCCs']
@entity1489 :: (MESH:D012878,Disease) :: ['Non-melanoma skin cancers']
