Basal Cell Carcinoma in Asians: A Retrospective Analysis of Ten Patients

Table 2

Tumor variables.

Tumor variable	Asians (𝑛=10)	Caucasian controls (𝑛=30)	𝑃-value
Clinical BCC pigmentation	5 (50.0%)	1 (3.3%)	<0.01
Mean duration (month) prior to treatment	50.6 ± 59.9	22.2 ± 33.5	<0.01
Tumor located on head	10 (100.0%)	29 (96.7%)	<0.07
BCC subtype
Nodular	5 (50.0%)	15 (50.0%)	1
Infiltrative	1 (10.0%)	5 (16.5%)	1
Sclerosing	1 (10.0%)	2 (6.7%)	1
Other	3 (30.0%)	8 (26.4%)	1
Mean number of Mohs stages	2.33 ± 1.0	2.73 ± 3.2	<0.72
Mean preoperative area (mm^2)	114.3 ± 228.4	77.0 ± 99.3	<0.50
Mean preoperative area (mm^2)	546.3±809.6^∗	393.9±703.4^∗∗	<0.60
Prior treatment to the index BCC	2 (22.2%)^∗	9 (30.0%)	1

^*𝑛=9, and ^**𝑛=29 due to unavailable data.