%0 Journal Article
%T Cutaneous BowenĄ¯s Disease: an Analysis of 182 Cases according To Age, Sex, and Anatomical Site from an Italian Center
%A Alessia Villani
%A Caterina Mazzella
%A Claudia Costa
%A Gabriella Fabbrocini
%A Massimiliano Scalvenzi
%J Archive of "Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences".
%D 2019
%R 10.3889/oamjms.2019.123
%X BowenĄ¯s disease (BD), also known as squamous cell carcinoma in situ, is a type of non-melanocytic intraepidermal malignancy characterised by a slowly enlarging erythematous to pink, scaly patch or plaque with irregular and well-demarcated borders. These lesions are usually persistent and progressive; it has been estimated that in general population around 3% to 5% of BowenĄ¯s disease transform into invasive squamous cell carcinoma. This report describes our experience with cutaneous BD and assesses the differences found about age, sex and anatomical site. BowenĄ¯s disease was seen more frequently in male patients rather than in female patients in contrast to what confirmed in literature - this difference is probably because being head-neck an exposed region, patients are more easily induced to autoexam and to consult the dermatologist
%K Cutaneous Bowen
%K Cancer
%K Skin
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6420931/