Aneta Sitek1, Iwona Rosset1, Elżbieta Żądzińska2, Anna Kasielska-Trojan3, Aneta Neskoromna-Jędrzejczak4, Bogusław Antoszewski5. 1. Department of Anthropology, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland. 2. Department of Anthropology, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland; Biological Anthropology and Comparative Anatomy Research Unit, School of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Australia. 3. Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, University Hospital No. 1, Lodz, Poland. 4. Craniomaxillofacial and Oncological Surgery Clinic, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland. 5. Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Clinic, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland. Electronic address: b.antoszewski@wp.pl.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Light skin pigmentation is a known risk factor for skin cancer. OBJECTIVE: Skin color parameters and Fitzpatrick phototypes were evaluated in terms of their usefulness in predicting the risk of skin cancer. METHODS: A case-control study involved 133 individuals with skin cancer (100 with basal cell carcinoma, 21 with squamous cell carcinoma, 12 with melanoma) and 156 healthy individuals. All of them had skin phototype determined and spectrophotometric skin color measurements were done on the inner surfaces of their arms and on the buttock. Using those data, prediction models were built and subjected to 17-fold stratified cross-validation. RESULTS: A model, based on skin phototypes, was characterized by area under the receiver operating characteristic curve = 0.576 and exhibited a lower predictive power than the models, which were mostly based on spectrophotometric variables describing pigmentation levels. The best predictors of skin cancer were R coordinate of RGB color space (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve 0.687) and melanin index (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve 0.683) for skin on the buttock. LIMITATIONS: A small number of patients were studied. Models were not externally validated. CONCLUSIONS: Skin color parameters are more accurate predictors of skin cancer occurrence than skin phototypes. Spectrophotometry is a quick, easy, and affordable method offering relatively good predictive power.
BACKGROUND: Light skin pigmentation is a known risk factor for skin cancer. OBJECTIVE: Skin color parameters and Fitzpatrick phototypes were evaluated in terms of their usefulness in predicting the risk of skin cancer. METHODS: A case-control study involved 133 individuals with skin cancer (100 with basal cell carcinoma, 21 with squamous cell carcinoma, 12 with melanoma) and 156 healthy individuals. All of them had skin phototype determined and spectrophotometric skin color measurements were done on the inner surfaces of their arms and on the buttock. Using those data, prediction models were built and subjected to 17-fold stratified cross-validation. RESULTS: A model, based on skin phototypes, was characterized by area under the receiver operating characteristic curve = 0.576 and exhibited a lower predictive power than the models, which were mostly based on spectrophotometric variables describing pigmentation levels. The best predictors of skin cancer were R coordinate of RGB color space (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve 0.687) and melanin index (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve 0.683) for skin on the buttock. LIMITATIONS: A small number of patients were studied. Models were not externally validated. CONCLUSIONS: Skin color parameters are more accurate predictors of skin cancer occurrence than skin phototypes. Spectrophotometry is a quick, easy, and affordable method offering relatively good predictive power.
Keywords:
International Commission on Illumination L*a*b* color space; erythema index; melanin index; red/green/blue color space; skin cancer; skin phototype
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