Table 3.
Clinical characteristics of patients with skin cancer
| Frequency | Percentage (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Histology | ||
| Basal cell carcinoma | 21 | 16.7 |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 63 | 50 |
| Melanoma | 30 | 23.8 |
| Kaposi sarcoma | 6 | 4.8 |
| Adnexal tumour | 3 | 2.4 |
| Dermatofibrosarcoma | 3 | 2.4 |
| Total | 126 | 100.0 |
| Symptoms distribution | ||
| Pain | 24 | 19 |
| Painful Swelling | 27 | 21.4 |
| Numbness | 3 | 2.4 |
| Ulceration | 12 | 9.5 |
| Skin discolouration | 9 | 7.1 |
| Painless swelling | 51 | 40.5 |
| Total | 126 | 100.0 |
| Stage at presentation | ||
| Stage1 | 18 | 14.3 |
| Stage 2 | 25 | 19.8 |
| Stage 3 | 55 | 43.7 |
| Stage 4 | 28 | 22.2 |
| Total | 126 | 100.0 |
| Site of distant metastasis of skin cancer (stage IV) at presentation | ||
| Lungs | 13 | 46.4 |
| Bone | 4 | 14.3 |
| Liver | 6 | 21.4 |
| Brain | 2 | 7.1 |
| Lymph node | 3 | 10.7 |