Prognosis for polypoidal melanoma is determined by primary tumor thickness

Survival of 23 patients with polypoidal malignant melanomas was compared with an identical number of patients with nonpolypoidal melanomas of similar thickness, stage, and location. Five‐year survivals for the two groups were not significantly different. The dominant prognostic factor leading to the...

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Published in:Cancer 1986-03, Vol.57 (6), p.1201-1203
Main Authors: Reed, Kenneth M., Bronstein, Ben R., Mihm, Martin C., Sober, Arthur J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Dermatology
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Melanoma - mortality
Melanoma - pathology
Middle Aged
Polyps - mortality
Polyps - pathology
Prognosis
Skin Neoplasms - mortality
Skin Neoplasms - pathology
Tumors of the skin and soft tissue. Premalignant lesions
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Summary:Survival of 23 patients with polypoidal malignant melanomas was compared with an identical number of patients with nonpolypoidal melanomas of similar thickness, stage, and location. Five‐year survivals for the two groups were not significantly different. The dominant prognostic factor leading to the adverse prognosis associated with polypoidal melanomas was the primary tumor thickness (all > 1.70 mm) and not the polypoidal morphologic configuration per se.
ISSN:0008-543X
1097-0142
DOI:10.1002/1097-0142(19860315)57:6<1201::AID-CNCR2820570623>3.0.CO;2-E