Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of patients and histology findings of the biopsies analysed
| Variable | Frequency (%) | |
| Sex | Female | 126 (60.0) |
| Male | 84 (40.0) | |
| Age (years) | 0–10 | 22 (10.5) |
| 11–20 | 9 (4.3) | |
| 21–30 | 38 (18.1) | |
| 31–40 | 64 (30.5) | |
| 41–50 | 48 (22.9) | |
| 51–60 | 18 (8.6) | |
| 61–70 | 6 (2.9) | |
| >70 | 2 (1.0) | |
| Missing | 3 (1.4) | |
| HIV status | Negative | 48 (22.9) |
| Positive | 37 (17.6) | |
| Unknown/undocumented | 125 (59.5) | |
| Site of biopsy | Eyelid/adnexa | 28 (13.3) |
| Conjunctiva | 134 (63.8) | |
| Intraocular | 25 (11.9) | |
| Unspecified | 23 (10.9) | |
| Histology findings | Cancer | 84 (40.0) |
| No cancer | 126 (60.0) | |
| Histological types of cancer (n=84) | Squamous cell carcinoma | 69 (82.1) |
| Retinoblastoma | 6 (7.1) | |
| Kaposi sarcoma | 2 (2.4) | |
| Small B cell lymphoma | 1 (1.2) | |
| Other invasive carcinomas | 6 (7.1) | |
Mean age—34.81±15.9 years, range: 4 months to 91 years.