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Biopsies of the skin, a seven years retrospective study

In the last period occurrence of different types of skin lesions changed due to sun exposure, UV exposure in solariums and some other environmental and modish influences as well as due to new diagnostic and treatment possibilities. We compared incidence of different types skin lesions during the last seven years and their sex distribution. We analyzed "Thanatos" data base from the "Ljudevit Jurak" University Department of Pathology during the period 1998-2004. We divided skin biopsies into the three groups: tumors, non-tumorous lesions and the lesions with descriptive diagnosis. A total number of skin biopsies made in the last seven years were 8767. In the 1998 there were 248 skin biopsies and in the 2004 there were 1861 skin biopsies. The incidence of skin tumors increased from 1.2% at the beginning to 13.0% at the end of the period. The incidence of non-tumorous skin lesions also increased, from 24.6% to 51.7%. On the other hand we observed relative decrease of biopsies specimens with descriptive diagnosis, from 74, 2% to 35, 3%. In the 1998 there were 116 (46.8%) skin biopsies taken from females and 132 (53.2%) from males and in the 2004 there were 1053 (56.6%) skin specimens from females and 808 (43.4%) from males. On the basis of this investigation we can conclude that the number of skin biopsies as well as the incidence of tumors and non-tumorous lesions showed significant increase. Increase is particularly present in females.

skin biopsies; data base; tumors; non-tumorous lesions

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