Table 1.
Clinical features of patients and tumors
| Characteristic | Invasive Melanomas n (%) |
In-situ Melanomas n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| ≤ 50 | 12 (41.4) | 6 (40.0) |
| > 50 | 17 (58.6) | 9 (60.0) |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 9 (31.0) | 6 (40.0) |
| Male | 20 (69.0) | 9 (60.0) |
| Location | ||
| Trunk | 11 (37.9) | 7 (46.7) |
| Upper extremity | 10 (34.5) | 3 (20.0) |
| Lower extremity | 6 (20.7) | 4 (26.7) |
| Head and neck | 2 (6.9) | 1 (6.6) |
| Melanoma type | ||
| Superficial spreading | 29 (100.0) | 4 (26.7) |
| Lentigo maligna | 0 (0) | 3 (20.0) |
| Not specified | 0 (0) | 8 (53.3) |
| Breslow thickness | ||
| <1.0 mm | 13 (44.8) | |
| 1.1-2.0 mm | 13 (44.8) | |
| 2.1-3.0 mm | 3 (10.4) | |
| >3.0 mm | 0 (0) | |
| Clark level | ||
| I | 0 (0) | |
| II | 2 (6.9) | |
| III | 17 (58.6) | |
| IV | 10 (34.5) | |
| V | 0 (0) | |
| Ulceration | ||
| Yes | 4 (13.8) | |
| No | 25 (86.2) | |
| Metastasis | ||
| Yes | 4 (13.8) | |
| No | 25 (86.2) |