A Histopathological Study of Skin Lesions in Individuals with Oculocutaneous Albinism in Togo in 2019.

Autor: Saka B; Service de Dermatologie et IST, CHU Sylvanus Olympio, Université de Lomé, Lomé, Togo., Teclessou JN; Service de Dermatologie et IST, CHU Campus Université de Lomé, Lomé, Togo., Akakpo SA; Service de Dermatologie et IST, CHU Sylvanus Olympio, Université de Lomé, Lomé, Togo., Gnossike P; Centre National de Dermatologie de Gbossimé, Lome, Togo., Doh K; Unité D'histopathologie, Clinique Mélia, Lomé, Togo., Adam S; Service de Chirurgie Maxillo-Faciale et Plastique, CHU Sylvanus Olympio, Université de Lomé, Lomé, Togo., Mouhari-Toure A; Service de Dermatologie et IST, CHU Kara, Université de Kara, Kara, Togo., Mahamadou G; Service de Dermatologie et IST, CHU Sylvanus Olympio, Université de Lomé, Lomé, Togo., Kassang P; Service de Dermatologie et IST, CHU Sylvanus Olympio, Université de Lomé, Lomé, Togo., Elegbede Moise Y; Service de Dermatologie et IST, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Tomdè, Kara, Togo., Darre T; Laboratoire D'anatomie et Cytotologie Pathologique, CHU Sylvanus Olympio, Université de Lomé, Lomé, Togo., Kombate K; Service de Dermatologie et IST, CHU Campus Université de Lomé, Lomé, Togo., Pitché P; Service de Dermatologie et IST, CHU Sylvanus Olympio, Université de Lomé, Lomé, Togo.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of skin cancer [J Skin Cancer] 2020 Jul 29; Vol. 2020, pp. 2361957. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jul 29 (Print Publication: 2020).
DOI: 10.1155/2020/2361957
Abstrakt: Objective: The aim of this study was to study the histopathological patterns of skin lesions in persons with albinism (PWA) in Togo in 2019.
Method: During two mobile skin care clinics in 2019, biopsies/excisional biopsies were performed in PWA in case of clinical doubt or in front of lesions suspected to be cancerous for histological examination. Anatomopathological reports were thus analysed.
Results: During the two mobile skin care clinics, 115 biopsies/excisional biopsies were carried out in 79 PWA, with a mean age of 24 ± 16.1 years. Histological examination led to a diagnosis in 110 cases (95.6%) and was inconclusive in 5 cases (4 cases of uncertain histological diagnosis and one case of nonspecific histological lesions). Fourteen different histological diagnoses were made, with a frequency ranging from 0.9% (one case) to 26.9% (31 cases). The four most frequent diagnoses in descending order were basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) (31 cases; 26.9%), invasive squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) or Bowen's disease (23 cases; 20%), keratosis (20 cases; 17.3%), and cysts (seven cases; 6.1%). The 54 skin carcinomas were diagnosed in 33 (41.8%) of the 79 patients who underwent skin biopsies/excisional biopsies. The BCC/SCC ratio was 1.3. No cases of cutaneous melanoma had been diagnosed.
Conclusion: Skin cancers represent the main histological diagnosis in PWA (46.9%) in Togo in 2019. The pattern of cutaneous malignancies in PWA shows the same trend as that seen in Caucasians with a predominance of basal cell carcinomas.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
(Copyright © 2020 Bayaki Saka et al.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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