{"doi":"10.5826/dpc.1202a75","title":"Features of Skin Cancer in Black Individuals: A Single-Institution Retrospective Cohort Study","abstract":"Introduction: Minimal knowledge exists regarding skin cancers in Black individuals, which may adversely affect patient care. Objectives: To describe clinical features and risk factors of skin cancers in Black individuals. Methods: Retrospective study of Black individuals diagnosed with skin cancer between January 2000 and January 2020 at our institution. Results: 38,589 patients were diagnosed with skin cancer, of which 165 were Black individuals. One-hundred-thirteen of these Black individuals were diagnosed with melanoma, 35 with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), and 17 with basal cell carcinoma (BCC). Most melanomas (80.0%, n = 90) were of the acral subtype; 75% (6 of 8 cases with dermoscopic images) displayed a parallel ridge pattern (PRP). The surrounding uninvolved background skin was visible in 7 cases, all demonstrating a PRP. This disappeared adjacent to most of the melanoma lesions (n = 4, 57.1%). creating a peripheral hypopigmented \"halo\". The nonmelanoma skin cancers were pigmented and had similar dermoscopic features as reported in predominantly White populations. Most SCCs (n = 5, 71.4%) had a hypopigmented \"halo\" and most BCCs (n = 10, 55.6%) had an accentuated reticular network adjacent to the lesions. Conclusions: Skin cancers are pigmented in Black individuals. In both acral melanomas and SCCs, we noted a peripheral rim of hypopigmentation between the lesions and the surrounding uninvolved background skin, while BCCs had accentuation of the background pigmentation adjacent to the lesions. Most acral melanomas displayed a PRP, which was also seen in surrounding uninvolved background skin.","journal":"Dermatology Practical & Conceptual","year":2022,"id":272652,"datarank":0.7860771415813218,"base_score":2.4849066497880004,"endowment":2.4849066497880004,"self_citation_contribution":0.37273599746820013,"citation_network_contribution":0.4133411441131217,"self_endowment_contribution":0.37273599746820013,"citer_contribution":0.4133411441131217,"corpus_percentile":74.39467780614218,"corpus_rank":3311,"citation_count":11,"citer_count":9,"citers_with_citation_signal":7,"citers_with_endowment":7,"datacite_reuse_total":0,"is_dataset":true,"is_dataset_confidence":0.6606,"is_data_producer":false,"deposit_databanks":null,"is_oa":true,"file_count":0,"downloads":0,"has_version_chain":false,"published_date":"2022-01-01","fair_score":null,"fair_percentile":null,"algorithm_id":"datarank_citation_only_1hop_v6","ranking_scope":"data_only","authors":[{"id":939663,"name":"Megan Dauscher","orcid":null,"position":1,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":347686,"name":"Michael A. Marchetti","orcid":"0000-0002-1793-1851","position":2,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":939664,"name":"Richard P. Usatine","orcid":null,"position":3,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":620922,"name":"Veronica Rotemberg","orcid":"0000-0003-0639-2677","position":4,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":347687,"name":"Stephen W. Dusza","orcid":"0000-0002-0747-2479","position":5,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":366216,"name":"Ashfaq A. Marghoob","orcid":"0000-0001-6068-0114","position":6,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":939205,"name":"Rachel Manci","orcid":"0000-0002-6215-1520","position":0,"is_corresponding":true}],"reference_count":36,"raw_metadata":null,"created_at":"2026-07-19T00:27:47.926496Z","pmid":"35646436","pmcid":"PMC9116536","fwci":null,"citation_percentile":null,"influential_citations":0,"oa_status":null,"license":null,"views":0,"total_file_size_bytes":0,"version_count":0,"fair_f":null,"fair_a":null,"fair_i":null,"fair_r":null,"fair_zscore":null,"fair_rationale":null,"fair_model":null,"fair_agent_version":null,"fair_fulltext_source":null,"fair_has_llm":null,"fair_computed_at":null,"clinical_trials":[],"software_tools":[],"db_accessions":[],"linked_datasets":[],"topics":[]}