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. 2024 Feb 20;14(5):460. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics14050460

Table 1.

Characteristics of the case study of 542 atypical melanocytic palmoplantar lesions (aMPPLs) comprising the iDScore-PalmoPlantar dataset.

Lesion Data n (%)/Mean ± SD
Histological Diagnosis 542
Nevus 429 (79.2%)
Malignant melanoma 113 (20.8%)
Maximum diameter 8.83 ± 7.85
Four macro-areas of the sole 490 (90.6%)
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    Toe area (fingers + interdigital spaces + lateral surface of the fingers)

111 (22.7%)
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    Eminence of the sole area (anterior lateral + central + anterior medial eminence of the sole)

87 (17.8%)
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    Plantar arch area

229 (46.7%)
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    Heel area

63 (12.9%)
Three macro-areas of the palm 51 (9.4%)
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    Palmar lateral area (proximal phalangeal surface + thenar eminence)

12 (23.5%)
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    Fingers (lateral surface of the fingers + fingertips + interdigital spaces)

17 (33.3%)
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    Palmar medial area (hypothenar surface + metacarpal surface + central metacarpal)

22 (43.1%)
Patient Data
Age 46.33 ± 19.07
Male 195 (36.0%)
Female 347 (64.0%)
ANAMNESTIC DATA/RISK FACTORS YES NO NA
Personal/family history of melanoma—1st-degree-relative 11 (2.0%) 79 (14.5%) 452 (83.4%)
History of sunburns (>3) in childhood below the age of 14 years 41 (7.5%) 75 (13.8%) 426 (78.5%)
Chronic traumatism of palms 0 (0.0%) 7 (12.9%) 44 (86.3%)
Chronic traumatism of soles 10 (1.8%) 138 (25.4%) 342 (63.0%)
PHENOTYPIC TRAITS
Presence of >100 common nevi or >10 dysplastic nevi on the body 24 (4.4%) 67 (12.3%) 451 (83.2%)
Phototype 355 (65.5%) 187 (34.5%)
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    II

94 (17.3%)
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    III

248 (45.7%)
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    IV

11 (2.0%)
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    V

2 (0.3%)
Pheomelanin phenotype 35 (6.4%) 65 (11.9%) 442 (81%)
Presence of green/light blue/blue eyes 51 (9.4%) 76 (14%) 415 (76%)
Presence of blond hair 93 (17.1%) 69 (12.7%) 380 (70.1%)