Folia Dermatológica Cubana
Caracterización clínico-epidemiológica de pacientes con lesiones precancerosas de piel
By Lilia Margarita Castellanos Perdomo, Enerys Bello Medina, Carlos Rafael Arocha González and 2 others.
Abstract
Introduction
Precancerous lesions are a group of conditions that can potentially transform into malignant lesions, and they are associated with geographic areas with higher levels of sunlight. The progressive increase in reported cases indicates an association with the also progressive deterioration of environmental conditions.
Objective
To clinically and epidemiologically characterize patients with precancerous skin lesions.
Method
A descriptive longitudinal study was carried out on patients with precancerous lesions treated in the dermatology clinic of the Miguel Enríquez Clinical Surgical University Hospital from February 2023 to February 2024. The study population consisted of 125 patients with precancerous lesions, seen in the dermatology clinic during the study period. The variables included were age, sex, skin phototype, occupation, personal and family history of skin cancer and sunburn, type of precancerous lesion, number of lesions, location and skin biopsy results.