Table 2.

Clinical Features of Primary Melanoma Compared With Telomerase Activity.

	Number of Specimens	Mean Relative Telomerase Activity	Standard Error
Breslow thickness (mm)
< 0.76	6	1.2	1.00
0.76–1.69	5	2.4	1.50
1.70–3.60	6	1.7	0.65
> 3.60	1	2.5	-
Mitotic rate*
High	7	3.6	0.96
Low	11	0.9	0.59
Growth pattern†
Radial	2	2.0	1.75
Vertical	16	1.6	0.02
Lymphocyte infiltration‡
0	2	0.3	0.2
10	5	2.0	1.2
20	2	2.7	1.3
50	3	0.3	0.1
60	1	4.5	-
70	3	2.6	2.5
80	1	0.03	-

^*High = ≥ 6 mitotic figures per mm²; low = < 6 mitotic figures per mm².

^†Radial = horizontal growth (< 1.0 mm); vertical = vertical growth (≥ 1.0 mm).

^‡Expressed in terms of percentage of lymphocytes in the total cell population (100%) constituted by melanocytes and lymphocytes.