Table 4 The distribution of various skin malignancies in skin phototypes of the elderly.

From: An epidemiological study on skin tumors of the elderly in a community in Shanghai, China

Skin cancer

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

AK

0

1 (2.6)

16 (3.0)

46 (3.3)

0

0

SCC

0

0

1 (0.2)

2 (0.1)

0

0

BCC

0

0

2 (0.4)

7 (0.5)

0

0

BD

0

0

0

1 (0.0)

0

0

KA

0

0

1 (0.2)

0

0

0

CH

0

0

0

0

1 (1.8)

0

Sum

0

1 (2.6)

20 (3.8)

56 (4.0)

1 (1.8)

0

  1. AK Actinic keratosis, SCC Squamous cell carcinoma, BCC Basal cell carcinoma, BD Bowen's disease, KA Keratoacanthoma, CH Cutaneous horn.