TY - JOUR
T1 - Review of nonmelanoma skin cancer in African Americans, Hispanics, and Asians
AU - Higgins, Shauna
AU - Nazemi, Azadeh
AU - Chow, Maggie
AU - Wysong, Ashley
PY - 2018/7/1
Y1 - 2018/7/1
N2 - BACKGROUND Skin cancer has traditionally been studied in Caucasian skin. Although it does occur with increased relative frequency in Caucasians, patients with skin of color suffer from elevated morbidity and mortality when diagnosed with skin cancer. OBJECTIVE To detail the unique demographic and clinical features of nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) in patients with skin of color, including Hispanic, African American, and Asian patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS A complete PubMed search was conducted spanning dates from 1947 to June 2017 yielding a total of 185 manuscripts, from which 45 were included in this review. RESULTS Relative to Caucasians, NMSC, comprised squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma, has unique demographic and clinical features in African Americans, Hispanics, and Asians. CONCLUSION Familiarization with these unique presentations of skin cancer in skin of color is imperative to accurate identification and treatment of cutaneous malignancies in these populations and ultimately to improved disease-related outcomes.
AB - BACKGROUND Skin cancer has traditionally been studied in Caucasian skin. Although it does occur with increased relative frequency in Caucasians, patients with skin of color suffer from elevated morbidity and mortality when diagnosed with skin cancer. OBJECTIVE To detail the unique demographic and clinical features of nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) in patients with skin of color, including Hispanic, African American, and Asian patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS A complete PubMed search was conducted spanning dates from 1947 to June 2017 yielding a total of 185 manuscripts, from which 45 were included in this review. RESULTS Relative to Caucasians, NMSC, comprised squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma, has unique demographic and clinical features in African Americans, Hispanics, and Asians. CONCLUSION Familiarization with these unique presentations of skin cancer in skin of color is imperative to accurate identification and treatment of cutaneous malignancies in these populations and ultimately to improved disease-related outcomes.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85049395436&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85049395436&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/DSS.0000000000001547
DO - 10.1097/DSS.0000000000001547
M3 - Review article
C2 - 29746428
AN - SCOPUS:85049395436
SN - 1076-0512
VL - 44
SP - 903
EP - 910
JO - Dermatologic Surgery
JF - Dermatologic Surgery
IS - 7
ER -