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The Epidemiology Of Skin Cancer At Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo National Central General Hospital From 2014 To 2017, Larisa Paramitha Wibawa, Melody Febriana Andardewi, Inge Adi Kristanti, Riesye Arisanty
The Epidemiology Of Skin Cancer At Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo National Central General Hospital From 2014 To 2017, Larisa Paramitha Wibawa, Melody Febriana Andardewi, Inge Adi Kristanti, Riesye Arisanty
Journal of General - Procedural Dermatology & Venereology Indonesia
Background: The incidence of skin cancer has been increasing over the past decades globally. At present, there is no valid national cancer data in Indonesia. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the increment of skin cancer cases at Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital, Jakarta.
Methods: In this retrospective descriptive study, we evaluated all pigmented skin tumor cases from June 2014 to June 2017. Data were obtained from the Department of Anatomical Pathology and medical records at Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital. Data were compared with previous reports.
Results: From 263 skin cancer cases, …