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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 12.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Dermatol. 2011 Jun 16;147(10):1173–1179. doi: 10.1001/archdermatol.2011.170

Table 1.

Characteristics of Classic and Atypical Spitz Tumor Casesa

Characteristic Classic Spitz Atypical Spitz P Value
All cases (n = 144) 68 (47.2) 76 (52.3) NA
Age, mean, y 26.5 33.7 .01 (t test)
Sex
 Female 37 (54.4) 50 (65.8) graphic file with name nihms501851t1.jpg P = .22 (χ2 test)
 Male 31 (45.6) 26 (34.2)
Site
 Head and/or neck 13 (19.1) 14 (18.4) graphic file with name nihms501851t2.jpg P = .23 (χ2 test)
 Back 12 (17.6) 12 (15.8)
 Chest 2 (2.9) 0
 Upper extremities 12 (17.6) 17 (22.4)
 Abdomen 3 (4.4) 1 (1.3)
 Buttock and/or hip 5 (7.4) 1 (1.3)
 Lower extremities 21 (30.8) 31 (40.8)

Abbreviation: NA, not applicable.

a

Unless otherwise noted, data are reported as number (percentage) of tumors.