Table 1.
Patient and tumor characteristics
| Brisbane | Genoa | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | N | N | ||
| Number of patients | 15 | 3 | 18 | |
| Number of tumors | 16 | 3 | 19 | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 8 | 2 | 10 | |
| Female | 7 | 1 | 8 | |
| Median age at diagnosis (range) | 36 (19–56) | 37 (20–41) | 36 (19–56) | |
| Site | ||||
| Head and neck | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Trunk | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| Upper extremities | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| Lower extremities | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Histology | ||||
| Superficial spreading melanoma | 10 | 2 | 12 | |
| Nodular melanoma | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Unclassifiable melanoma | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| Clark | ||||
| I | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| II | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| III | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Unknown | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Mean tumor thickness in mm (SD*) | 0.61 (0.63) | 1.71 | 0.81 (0.92) | |
| Ulceration | ||||
| Present | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Absent | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Unknown | 13 | 0 | 13 | |
| Median survival in months (range) | 372+ (72–942+) | 389+ (257–451+) | 373+ (72–942+) | |
| Alive | 12 | 3 | 15 | |
| Dead | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
*
Standard deviation