Table 1 General data of albinos operated for skin cancer (n = 66)
Items | Categories | Number | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender (n = 46) | Male | 16 | 34.8 |
Female | 30 | 65.2 | |
Age (n = 46) | 15–25 | 12 | 26 |
25–35 | 28 | 60.9 | |
35–45 | 5 | 10.9 | |
45–55 | 1 | 2.2 | |
Origin (n = 46) | Urban environment | 5 | 10.9 |
Rural areas | 41 | 89.1 | |
Profession (n = 46) | Civil servant | 1 | 2.2 |
Cultivator | 15 | 32.6 | |
House wife | 23 | 50 | |
Trader | 3 | 6.5 | |
Pupil/student | 4 | 8.7 | |
Socio-economic level (n = 46) | Bottom | 38 | 82.6 |
Medium | 6 | 13 | |
Top | 2 | 4.3 | |
Macroscopic appearance of lesions (n = 66) | Ulcerated | 66 | 100 |
Hemorrhagic | 29 | 43.9 | |
Necrotic | 12 | 18.2 | |
Topographic of lesions (n = 66) | Lower limb | 6 | 9.1 |
Upper limb | 20 | 30.3 | |
Face and neck | 11 | 16.7 | |
Back | 27 | 40.9 | |
Chest | 3 | 4.5 | |
Number of lesions per patient (n = 46) | Unique | 27 | 58.7 |
Two | 12 | 26.1 | |
More than two | 7 | 15.2 | |
Primary or recurrent (n = 66) | Primary | 56 | 84.8 |
Recurring | 10 | 15.2 | |
Stages (n = 66) | I (T1N0) | 3 | 4.5 |
II (T2N0) | 16 | 24.2 | |
III (T3N0) | 30 | 45.5 | |
IVA (all T; all N1, N2, N3; M0) | 17 | 25.8 |