Demographic overview of pilonidal sinus carcinoma: updated insights into the incidence.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

There are only rough estimates of the worldwide incidence of pilonidal sinus carcinoma. The purpose of the study is to explore the demographic characteristics of this disease and to provide more precise information about its incidence.

Methods

The study included questioning the surgeons and pathologists in Germany in addition to a literature research. The literature investigation included all published articles about pilonidal carcinoma in all languages. The questionnaire included 1050 pathologists and all 834 hospitals with a surgical division in Germany. The outcome measures included the total number of cases, the language of publication, gender, age, country of origin, interval until the diagnosis of carcinoma, and reported incidence based on local studies.

Res

SUBMITTER: Safadi MF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9971075 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature