Prevalence and histopathological types of skin carcinomas in Arges County, Romania.

Non-melanoma skin cancers presented a significant incidence increase in the last decades, worldwidely. Even though the impact upon mortality is a relatively low one, through the incidence increase, their impact upon the public healthcare systems is a considerable one. In our study, we evaluated 109 cases of skin carcinomas hospitalized during 2012 in the Department of Plastic Surgery of the Emergency Hospital of Pitesti, Romania, for a surgical treatment.