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Table 3 Anatomical distribution of BCC subtypes in commonly sun-exposed body sites (n = 643)*

From: Basal cell carcinoma risk and solar UV exposure in occupationally relevant anatomic sites: do histological subtype, tumor localization and Fitzpatrick phototype play a role? A population-based case-control study

Histopathologic subtype

Nodular

Sclerodermiform

Superficial

Other

No data available

All

Capillitium

29 (7.2%)

15 (10.3%)

0

2 (6.5%)

4 (11.1%)

50 (7.8%)

Face

335 (83.1%)

110 (75.9%)

9 (32.1%)

23 (74.2%)

19 (52.8%)

496 (77.1%)

Lip

3 (0.7%)

4 (2.8%)

1 (3.6%)

1 (3.2%)

1 (2.8%)

10 (1.6%)

Neck

12 (3.0%)

5 (3.5%)

1 (3.6%)

1 (3.2%)

2 (5.6%)

21 (3.3%)

Back of hand

2 (0.5%)

0

1 (3.6%)

0

1 (2.8%)

4 (0.6%)

Forearm outside

3 (0.7%)

2 (1.4%)

0

0

3 (8.3%)

8 (1.2%)

Décolleté

19 (4.7%)

9 (6.2%)

16 (57.1%)

4 (12.9%)

6 (16.7%)

54 (8.4%)

Total

403 (100%)

145 (100%)

28 (100%)

31 (100%)

36 (100%)

643 (100%)

  1. * Pearson’s chi-squared test showed a significant association between body sites classified into head (capillitium/face/lip) versus the remaining body sites and BCC subtypes (nodular, sclerodermiform and superficial), X2 (2) = 75.3651, p < 0.001