Table I.

Characteristics of patients with cutaneous melanoma included in the present study.

Characteristics	No. of patients
Total	182
Gender
Male	85
Female	99
Median age, years (range)	43 (15–75)
Histological type
In situ	15
Superficial spreading	138
Acral	5
Nodular	17
Lentigo maligna	2
Undefined	5
Tumor thickness, mm
0	134
1.01–2.00	29
2.01–4.00	14
>4.00	5
Clark's level
Not determined-I	22
II	45
III	66
IV	46
V	3
Multiple primary melanomas, no.	89
2	50
3	22
≥ 4	17