Skin cancer type | Site | GPs, % (n) | Dermatologists, % (n) | Plastic surgeons, % (n) |
---|---|---|---|---|
BCC | Head and neck | 53.0 (141) | 71.8 (214) | 83.9 (120) |
Anterior trunk | 18.0 (48) | 10.1 (30) | 4.9 (7) | |
Posterior trunk | 15.0 (40) | 7.4 (22) | 2.8 (4) | |
Lower limb | 8.3 (22) | 5.4 (16) | 3.5 (5) | |
Upper limb | 5.6 (15) | 5.4 (16) | 4.9 (7) | |
SCC | Head and neck | 47.7 (42) | 65.7 (44) | 79.3 (23) |
Anterior trunk | 3.4 (3) | 1.5 (1) | 3.4 (1) | |
Posterior trunk | 5.7 (5) | 6.0 (4) | 0.0 (0) | |
Lower limb | 18.2 (16) | 16.4 (11) | 10.3 (3) | |
Upper limb | 25.0 (22) | 10.4 (7) | 6.9 (2) | |
MM | Head and neck | 0.0 (0) | 30.0 (6) | 57.1 (4) |
Anterior trunk | 23.1 (6) | 20.0 (4) | 14.3 (1) | |
Posterior trunk | 15.4 (4) | 10.0 (2) | 0.0 (0) | |
Lower limb | 38.5 (10) | 20.0 (4) | 0.0 (0) | |
Upper limb | 23.1 (6) | 20.0 (4) | 28.6 (2) | |
Total biopsies | 380 | 385 | 179 |
BCC = basal cell carcinoma. MM = malignant melanoma. SCC = squamous cell carcinoma.