Research Article

An Analysis of Biopsies for Suspected Skin Cancer at a Tertiary Care Dermatology Clinic in the Western Cape Province of South Africa

Table 5

Age and gender distribution for all skin cancers.

Skin cancer (%)Age (mean, 95% CI)Male (, %)Female (, %)

BCC252 (54.8)68.53 (67.06–69.99)154 (61.11)98 (38.89)
SCC87 (18.9)66.9 (63.76–70.04)54 (62.07)33 (37.93)
SCCI37 (8)66.9 (63.63–70.34)21 (56.76)16 (43.24)
KS31 (6.7)41.29 (36.55–46.02)15 (48.39)16 (51.61)
MM28 (6.1)68.13 (64.41–71.85)13 (46.43)15 (53.57)
KA21 (4.6)66.46 (61.36–71.57)11 (52.38)10 (47.62)
Malignant other4 (0.9)72.32 (61.57–83.06)2 (50)2 (50)