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Sex‐specific differences in patients with nonmelanoma skin cancer of the pinna
Author(s) -
Moser Ulrich,
Andrianakis Alexandros,
Pondorfer Prisca,
Wolf Axel,
Graupp Matthias,
Weiland Thomas,
Holzmeister Clemens,
Wild Dominik,
Thurnher Dietmar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
head and neck
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.012
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1097-0347
pISSN - 1043-3074
DOI - 10.1002/hed.26237
Subject(s) - pinna , basal cell carcinoma , skin cancer , basal cell , dermatology , medicine , population , cancer , anatomy , environmental health
Abstract Background Generally, it is known that men are affected more frequently by nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) than women. The aim of our study was to investigate the effect of sex on the characteristics of NMSCs of the pinna at the population that our center serves and to compare it with the international data. Methods We analyzed retrospectively the data of 225 patients with NMSC of the pinna. Sex‐specific differences were investigated for basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) subgroups. Results The ratio of BCC to cSCC was determined in male patients at 1:1.3, in contrast in females it was identified at 4:1 ( P = .001). Conclusion In our study, a new aspect of the sex‐dependent distribution of cSCC and BCC of the pinna was demonstrated. Women are affected four times more frequently by BCC than by cSCC, whereas in men this ratio is approximately equal.