Epidemiology of XXXX and @entity1489 in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany: incidence, clinical subtypes, @entity5 stages and localization (epidemiology of @entity1489 ).

@entity1 @entity5 @entity1489 @entity320 @entity1491
BACKGROUND: Population-based figures on @entity1489 are essential for a realistic assessment of the personal disease burden, prevention modes and the need for caring. The Robert Koch Institute in Germany estimates the incidence of @entity1489 as seven cases in 100 000 @entity1 (age-standardized by the European standard rate). Population-based studies presumably show higher incidence rates of 10-16 cases in 100 000 @entity1 . Few data exist for @entity1489 ( @entity1489 ) as this is not systematically registered in Germany. OBJECTIVES: To present the first population-based results from the Schleswig-Holstein (Germany) Cancer Registry on incidence, stage distribution, clinical types and localization of @entity1489 and to compare the results with other studies. METHODS: The Cancer Registry of the Bundesland Schleswig-Holstein with 3500 registering institutions, 100 of which are dermatological institutions, investigates all notifiable incident @entity5 cases according to international standards. From the recorded data all @entity320 and @entity1489 cases were identified and evaluated. RESULTS: Between 1998 and 2001, 1784 @entity320 ( @entity320 ) and 12 956 @entity1489 cases underwent diagnostic and analytical evaluation. For @entity320 , age-standardized incidence rates were 12.3 and 14.8 in 100 000 @entity1 and @entity1 , respectively, and the mean age of @entity1 was greater than that of @entity1 (56.6 vs. 54.9 years, P < 0.05). @entity320 was the most frequent clinical type (39.1%). The @entity5 were predominantly located on the trunk in @entity1 (46.8%) in contrast to leg and hip in @entity1 (39.5%). For @entity1489 , the age-standardized incidence rates were 100.2 and 72.6 in 100 000 @entity1 and @entity1 , respectively. More than 80% of all @entity5 were @entity1491 . CONCLUSIONS: The first population-based data from Schleswig-Holstein on the characteristics (age, sex, histological subtypes, localization and stage) of @entity1489 agree well with the existing literature and may thus be regarded as representative. However, markedly higher incidences for @entity320 and @entity1489 in the north of Germany compared with other parts of the country were observed. As the incidence rates from the north of Germany fit well into the European geographical pattern, we assume no regional increase. Therefore, the official German estimates on cutaneous @entity5 may largely depend on regional factors and may not be regarded as representative for all regions in Germany.
