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. 2018 Nov 28;155(3):298–306. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2018.4219

Table 3. Site-Specific Crude Risk of Metastasis by Site of Primary cSCC .

Site of Primary Tumora Nonmetastatic cSCCb Metastatic cSCC Crude Risk of mcSCC by Primary Sitec
No. of Patients (n = 92 814) M:F Ratio No. of Patients M:F Ratio
Male Female Male Female Male Female
Lip (cutaneous) 882 740 1.2 23 11 2.1 1.67 2.05
Eyelid, including canthus 643 511 1.3 19 3 6.3 1.89 0.81
Ear 8518 370 23.0 214 10 21.4 1.60 3.73
Face 14 691 9807 1.5 230 71 3.2 1.00 1.00
Scalp or neck 13 193 1805 7.3 205 23 8.9 0.99 1.76
Trunk, including perianal 3393 2317 1.5 62 18 3.4 1.17 1.07
Upper limb, including shoulder 7735 5884 1.3 54 34 1.6 0.45 0.80
Lower limb, including hip 2587 7856 0.3 36 63 0.6 0.89 1.11
Skin NOS 8157 3725 2.2 0 0 NA 0.00 0.00
All sites 59 799 33 015 1.8 843 233 3.6 0.90 0.97

Abbreviations: cSCC, cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma; mcSCC, metastatic cSCC; M:F, male to female; NA, not applicable; NOS, not otherwise specified.

a

Includes primary cSCC if metastatic or if first cSCC was diagnosed from January 1, 2013, through December 31, 2015. Excludes patients who developed metastases from primary tumors before 2013 (n = 93 890).

b

Includes primary tumors that had not metastasized during the 2013-2015 follow-up period.

c

Risk by site of primary tumor was compared with that for the face.