THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF SKIN CANCER AT THE NATIONAL HOSPITAL OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY FROM 2017 - 2021

Authors

  • Son Nguyen Hong
  • Quang Nguyen Huu
  • Quan Nguyen Dinh
  • Binh Vu Nguyen
  • Tam Vu Dinh
  • Hien Le Thanh
  • Tan Nguyen Manh
  • Phuong Ta Thi Ha
  • Sau Nguyen Huu
  • Hanh Ngo Thi Hong
  • Phuong Nguyen Ha

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56320/tcdlhvn.36.71

Keywords:

Skin cancer, epidemiology, basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, melanoma

Abstract

Objectives: To investigate the current situation of skin cancer in the National Hospital of
Dermatology and Venereology (NHDV) with an emphasis on epidemiology and time trends over 5-year
period from 2017 to 2021.
Subjects and methods: We analyzed medical data of all patients with definitive diagnosis of skin
cancer who were hospitalized at the NHDV between January 2017 and December 2021.
Results: A total of 866 patients were identified. There were 579 (66.86%) cases of basal cell
carcinoma (BCC), 238 (27.48%) cases of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), 22 (2.54%) cases of melanoma,
and other types of skin cancer occurred in 3.12% (27 cases) of patients. The age group over 60 years
old accounted for 60.28% of patients. The mean age of patients with BCC gradually decreased from
65.01 in 2017 to 61.64 in 2021 and the proportion of patients under 60 years old increased statistically
significantly over the years (p < 0.01). The male/female ratio was 0.97 (p = 0.715) and 71.02% of the
patients lived in rural areas.
Conclusion: BCC is the most common type of skin cancer. About 60% of skin cancer patients were
diagnosed at age ≥ 60 but tend to be younger. Men and women have similar incidence of skin cancer
and the majority of patients live in rural areas.

Received: 12/04/2022
Revised: 21/05/2022
Accepted:  28/05/2022

Author Biographies

Son Nguyen Hong

Trường Đại học Y khoa Phạm Ngọc Thạch

Quang Nguyen Huu

Trường Đại học Y khoa Phạm Ngọc Thạch

Quan Nguyen Dinh

Trường Đại học Y khoa Phạm Ngọc Thạch

Binh Vu Nguyen

Trường Đại học Y khoa Phạm Ngọc Thạch

Tam Vu Dinh

Trường Đại học Y khoa Phạm Ngọc Thạch

Hien Le Thanh

Trường Đại học Y khoa Phạm Ngọc Thạch

Tan Nguyen Manh

Trường Đại học Y khoa Phạm Ngọc Thạch/ Bệnh viện Da liễu TP. Hồ Chí Minh

Phuong Ta Thi Ha

Trường Đại học Y khoa Phạm Ngọc Thạch

Sau Nguyen Huu

Trường Đại học Y khoa Phạm Ngọc Thạch

Hanh Ngo Thi Hong

Bệnh viện Da liễu TP. Hồ Chí Minh

Phuong Nguyen Ha

Vinh Medical University

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Published

2023-05-16

How to Cite

Nguyen Hong, S., Nguyen Huu, Q., Nguyen Dinh, Q., Vu Nguyen, B., Vu Dinh, T., Le Thanh, H., Nguyen Manh, T., Ta Thi Ha, P., Nguyen Huu, S., Ngo Thi Hong, H., & Nguyen Ha, P. (2023). THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF SKIN CANCER AT THE NATIONAL HOSPITAL OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY FROM 2017 - 2021. Vietnamese Journal of Dermatology and Venereology, (36). https://doi.org/10.56320/tcdlhvn.36.71

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SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH