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Title: | Metastases from squamous cell carcinoma of the skin in southern Australia. | Austin Authors: | Czarnecki, D;Staples, M;Mar, A;Giles, Graham G;Meehan, C | Affiliation: | Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Issue Date: | 16-May-1994 | Publication information: | Dermatology (basel, Switzerland); 189(1): 52-4 | Abstract: | The frequency with which squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the skin metastasizes is a matter of dispute. Studies from private practices have reported much lower rates than hospital-based surveys, and one school of thought is that SCCs which arise in sun-damaged skin have a low risk of metastasis.A prospective study of out-patients with histologically confirmed SCC was undertaken in southern Australia, a region with a very high incidence of skin cancer.Between November 1988 and November 1989, 481 patients were entered into the study and 420 followed for at least 3 years. An SCC was the initial diagnosis for 73 patients, 3 were immunosuppressed and 2 had an SCC of the lip, leaving 68 immunocompetent patients with SCC of the skin. Metastatic SCC developed in 2 patients (5.8% adjusted for losses) within 3 years. The SCCs were small and arose in sun-damaged skin.Patients with SCC of the skin need a careful follow-up because of the risk of metastasis. | Gov't Doc #: | 8003787 | URI: | https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/13207 | Journal: | Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland) | URL: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8003787 | Type: | Journal Article | Subjects: | Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Australia.epidemiology Carcinoma, Squamous Cell.epidemiology Female Humans Immunosuppression Lip Neoplasms.epidemiology Male Middle Aged Neoplasm Metastasis Prospective Studies Skin Neoplasms.epidemiology |
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