Trends in the Incidence of Bowen Disease Based on a Single-Center Study in the Netherlands

BACKGROUND Incidence trends of nonmelanoma skin cancer show an increase. Few data have been published about the incidence of Bowen disease (BD). Three previous studies, conducted more than 15 years ago in North America, found large variation in incidence rates in Caucasians, and trends over longer periods have never been studied. OBJECTIVE To estimate the incidence of BD in a Caucasian population in Northern Europe (Maastricht, the Netherlands) between 2003 and 2013. METHODS Primary and histologically confirmed BD, diagnosed in Maastricht, the Netherlands, in the years 2003, 2008, and 2013, wa... Mehr ...