[Epidemiologic analysis of lip cancer in a 15-year period in the region surrounding Varazdin].

The author presents the epidemiological analysis of lip cancer in the sub-region of Varazdin. The parameters such as sex, age, histological type, localization and occupation of all recorded patients with lip cancer were analyzed. Amongst the 103 recorded patients with lip cancer there were 81 (78.64%) men and 22 (21.36%) women. The upper lip involvement was detected in 18 (17.46%) and the lower lip in 85 cases (82.54%). There were 12 examples of basalioma (17.46%), 90 of planocellular carcinoma (87.37%) and a single example of melanoma (0.97%). The majority of patients were aged 60 [29 (28.15%)] and 70 [40 (38.83%)]. At recording time, the major group consisted of peasants and housewives [42 (40.78%)], followed by retired persons [37 (35.92%)] and workers exposed to the influence of sun rays [15 (14.56%)].