Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the commonest cancer in fair-skinned adults, and
it can result in extensive morbidity through local recurrence and destruction
more than 750000 new cases are diagnosed in the world annually, and the
incidence is risin
g.
To our knowledge, a distinct information about BCC in Syrian population is
scarce.
This study was performed in dermatology hospital of the university of Damascus
between 1-1-1997 and 1-1-1999. A total of 255 cases of histologically-confirmed
BCC 's were studied.
Our results showed the most significant characteristics of BCC in Syria: 67.1% of
patients were men, while 32.9% were women. The median age was 58.9. the part
most frequently involved was the central face (45.5%), while the trunk and
extremities were involved in (7%). Multiple BCC was found in 7.7%.
The most common histologic types of BCC were: circumscribed solid (45.4%),
adenoid (13.3%), and invasive solid (12.5%).
