Shreya Srinivasan
Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaPublications
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Research Article
A Study on the Distribution of Cutaneous Malignancies in a Tertiary Care Hospital
Author(s): Vignesh NR*, Shreya Srinivasan, Manoharan D and Manoharan K
Background: Skin cancers range from basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, broadly grouped as non-melanoma skin cancers and malignant melanoma. Squamous cell carcinoma is common in Indian subcontinent whereas cutaneous melanoma is common in western population. The other malignancies like cutaneous T cell lymphomas are quite rare but an astute dermatologist can suspect and detect them at an earlier stage. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted to determine the clinical and histopathological aspects of cutaneous malignancies of the patients attending the outpatient department of dermatology. This study is a retrospective study with data analyses from cases attending the OPD from January 2020 to December 2020. The data was assessed according to the age, risk factors and histopathology. Results: A.. Read More»