Table 1.
Clinicopathologic characteristics of 62 patients with primary melanoma in correlation with OS
| Characteristic | Value | p value (univariate Cox regression) |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years), median (range) | 69 (27–87) | 0.062 |
| Sex, no. (%) | 0.581 | |
| Male | 41 (66) | |
| Female | 21 (34) | |
| Site of primary lesion, no. (%) | 0.094 | |
| Axial | 40 (65) | |
| Extremity | 22 (35) | |
| Thickness (mm) | 0.014 | |
| Mean | 3.60 | |
| Median (range) | 2.88 (1.20–13.00) | |
| Ulceration, no. (%) | 0.057 | |
| Yes | 32 (52) | |
| No | 30 (48) | |
| Stage, no. (%) | 0.050 | |
| Stage II | 37 (60) | |
| Stage III | 25 (40) | |
| Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, no. (%) | 0.018 | |
| Absent | 9 (14.5) | |
| Present | 53 (85.5) | |
| CD2+ cells | 0.029 | |
| Mean | 65.79 | |
| Median (range) | 54.25 (3.875–391.44) | |
| Status, no. (%) | ||
| Alive | 36 (58) | |
| Dead | 26 (42) | |
| Time to death (months), median (range) | 29 (6–139) | |
| Follow-up for nonrecurrence (months), median (range) | 50.5 (4–132) |
Bold values are statistically significant with p ≤ 0.05