Prevalence of Primary Cutaneous Lymphomas: A Cross-sectional Study Using SEER Database up to 2018
Shangyi Fu
School of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States and Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States.
Vivian Rojas
John Sealy School of Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, United States.
Zachrieh Alhaj *
John Sealy School of Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, United States and Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, United States.
Melissa Marchan-Martinez
John Sealy School of Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, United States.
Ibeth Caceres
School of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States.
Diana Bonilla
John Sealy School of Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, United States.
Danny Huynh
Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX, United States.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Cutaneous lymphomas (CL) are a group of rare subtypes of lymphomas that affect the skin and require timely diagnosis and treatment. The study aimed to assess the prevalence of CL in the United States population sing the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. The results showed that the highest prevalence of CL was observed in the 65-69 age group and 75-79 age group for males and females respectively with an overall prevalence rate of .000007%. These findings highlight the need for further research to better understand the underlying factors contributing to the prevalence of CL in the United States population, and the importance of early diagnosis and treatment for improving outcomes.
Keywords: Cutaneous lymphomas, diagnosis, epidemiology, surveillance