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Table 1 The categorization of skin cancer sites based on sunshine exposure for each gender in the study area during the period of 2011–2017

From: Spatial epidemiology of skin cancer in Iran: separating sun-exposed and non-sun-exposed parts of the body

Skin Cancer site

ICD-10-CM Code (Topography)

Gender-based Sun Exposure

Count of males

Count of females

Skin of other and unspecified parts of face

C44.3

M:1, F:1

1071

874

Skin of scalp and neck

C44.4

M:1, F:0

389

122

Skin, NOS

C44.9

N/A

252

190

Eyelid

C44.1

M: 1, F:1

196

196

External ear

C44.2

M: 1, F:0

258

44

Skin of lip, NOS

C44.0

M: 1, F:1

130

82

Skin of trunk

C44.5

M:0, F:0

99

67

Skin of lower limb and hip

C44.7

M:0, F:0

93

63

Skin of upper limb and shoulder

C44.6

M:1, F:0

78

43

Overlapping lesion of skin

C44.8

N/A

36

19

Total

2602

1700

Number of cases of skin cancer based on sunshine exposure in males

2122

Number of cases of skin cancer based on non-sun-exposure in males

192

Number of cases of skin cancer based on sunshine exposure in females

1152

Number of cases of skin cancer based on non-sun-exposure in females

339

  1. NOS Not Otherwise Specified, M Male, F Female, N/A Not Applicable, 1: With sun exposure, 0: Without sun exposure