The overall risk of developing cancer before the age of 75 years in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is 9.9%. We aimed to explore the pattern of skin cancer, specifically among the Saudi population residing in the Aseer region. We obtained data from the medical records of Aseer Central Hospital regional histopathological laboratory considering surgical pathology reports from 2011 to 2021. The 61–80-year-old age group represented most of the cases (41.4%), followed by the 41–60-year-old group at 24.1%. Men made up the majority of the cases (59.4%). Furthermore, the dataset predominantly consisted of Saudi nationals (94.3% of the sample). The percentage of cases diagnosed each year relative to the cumulative number of skin cancer cases varied each year, ranging from 1.6% in 2011 to 11.6% in 2017. The most common diagnoses were squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) with 230 cases (41.1%) and basal cell carcinoma (BCC) with 147 cases (26.3%). The majority of cases occurred in the head and neck region (55.4%), followed by the lower limb (16.6%), trunk (13.6%), upper limb (8.2%), and pelvis (2.3%). There was a significant variation in the type of skin cancer across the age groups (p< 0.001) and across different body parts (p< 0.001). The incidence of skin cancer exhibited variability throughout the study period. The predominant diagnoses observed were SSC and BCC. Among the affected areas, the head and neck region displayed the highest prevalence, followed by the lower limb, trunk, upper limb, and pelvis.
沙特阿拉伯王国75岁前罹患癌症的总体风险为9.9%。本研究旨在探讨沙特阿西尔地区居民皮肤癌的发病特征。我们通过阿西尔中心医院区域病理实验室获取了2011年至2021年的外科病理报告数据。61-80岁年龄组病例占比最高（41.4%），其次为41-60岁组（24.1%）。男性患者占主导地位（59.4%），且样本中沙特籍患者占绝对多数（94.3%）。各年度新增病例占皮肤癌累计病例的比例存在波动，2011年最低（1.6%），2017年达到峰值（11.6%）。鳞状细胞癌（230例，41.1%）和基底细胞癌（147例，26.3%）是最常见的病理类型。发病部位以头颈部为主（55.4%），其余依次为下肢（16.6%）、躯干（13.6%）、上肢（8.2%）和骨盆（2.3%）。皮肤癌类型在不同年龄组（p<0.001）及不同解剖部位（p<0.001）间均存在显著差异。研究期间皮肤癌发病率呈现动态变化特征，鳞状细胞癌与基底细胞癌为主要病理类型，头颈部为最高发部位，其次为下肢、躯干、上肢及骨盆区域。
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