Non-Melanoma Skin Carcinomas of the Head and Neck

The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence and clinical features of non-melanoma tumors of the head and neck, as well as the validity of surgical therapy in their treatment.

The study included 530 patients who were operated in the Otorhinolaryngology department of the Livno County Hospital.

In 295 cases (65.1%), it was basal cell carcinoma of the skin and was followed by squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, in 119 cases (29.9%) while the remaining 5% of cases referred to other non-melanoma skin carcinomas. Statistically significant, the most common non-melanoma skin carcinoma was basal cell carcinoma (χ²=625,67; df=4; p<0.01). The most co mmon localization was the skin of the nose (24.2%), which proved to be statistically significant (χ²=290.824; df=5; p=0.00). All patients underwent classic surgery, and in 358 cases (89.5%) the tumor was completely removed, while in 40 cases (10.5%) the tumor was partially removed which proved to be statistically significant (χ²=254,08; df=1; p=0.00).

The results of the study fully confirm the assertion that classical surgery is the method of choice in the treatment of non-melanoma skin cancers and in the vast majority it is proven to be sufficient.