Changes in the Location of Cutaneous Melanoma Over the Past 30 Years. A Retrospective Observational Study

The location of cutaneous melanoma is associated with photoexposure. To retrospectively analyze changes in the location of cutaneous melanoma over the past 30 years. All patients treated at our hospital for cutaneous melanoma from 1988 through 2017 were prospectively collected. Data obtained in case...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Actas dermo-sifiliográficas (English ed.) 2024-10, Vol.115 (9), p.852
Main Authors: Ferreres, J R, Molinero Caturla, J, Sánchez Sánchez, J, Gamissans, M, Vinyals, A, Bermejo, J, Penín, R M, Fabra, À, Marcoval, J
Format: Article
Language:eng ; spa
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Female
Head and Neck Neoplasms - epidemiology
Head and Neck Neoplasms - pathology
Humans
Incidence
Lower Extremity
Male
Melanoma - epidemiology
Melanoma - pathology
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Skin Neoplasms - epidemiology
Skin Neoplasms - pathology
Spain - epidemiology
Sunlight - adverse effects
Time Factors
Torso
Upper Extremity
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:The location of cutaneous melanoma is associated with photoexposure. To retrospectively analyze changes in the location of cutaneous melanoma over the past 30 years. All patients treated at our hospital for cutaneous melanoma from 1988 through 2017 were prospectively collected. Data obtained in cases diagnosed from 1988 through June 2006 were compared to those diagnosed from July 2006 through 2017. A total of 1,937 patients (876 men and 1061 women; median age, 57 years; interquartile range 27) were diagnosed with primary cutaneous melanoma. The location of melanoma was head and neck (470 cases), trunk (745 cases), upper limbs (239 cases), and lower limbs (483 cases). From July 2006 through 2017 we detected an increase in the incidence of head and neck melanomas (19.9% vs 28.6%, p
ISSN:1578-2190
1578-2190
2173-5778
DOI:10.1016/j.ad.2024.04.021