Table 1.
Characteristic | n | % |
---|---|---|
Total no. of patients | 292 | 100 |
Age (years) | ||
Mean (SD) | 55.9 (15.2) | |
Range | 19.0–89.7 | |
Anatomic site | ||
Head and neck | 47 | 16 |
Trunk and perineum | 145 | 50 |
Upper limbs | 44 | 15 |
Lower limbs | 56 | 19 |
Bleeding* of the primary tumor | ||
Yes | 76 | 26 |
No | 119 | 41 |
Unknown | 97 | 33 |
Sex | ||
Male | 143 | 49 |
Female | 149 | 51 |
Disease recurrence | ||
Yes | 84 | 29 |
No | 208 | 71 |
Cause of death | ||
Malignant melanoma | 52 | 18 |
Other | 40 | 14 |
Alive | 200 | 68 |
Clark’s level | ||
I | 12 | 4 |
II | 54 | 18 |
III | 82 | 28 |
IV | 119 | 41 |
V | 25 | 9 |
Tumor thickness | ||
≤0.75 mm | 64 | 22 |
0.76–1.50 mm | 69 | 23 |
1.51–4.0 mm | 99 | 34 |
>4.0 mm | 41 | 14 |
Not possible to analyze | 19 | 6 |
TNM category | ||
pT1-T2, N0, M0 | 131 | 45 |
pT3, N0, M0 | 115 | 39 |
pT4, N0, M0 | 46 | 16 |
*Either as an anamnestic information or as a clinical sign observed by the treating physician.