Table 2.
Demographic and Histopathological Features of 39 Archival Cutaneous Melanoma Samples (Cohort II)
| Characteristic | n = 39 | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 24 | 61.5 |
| Female | 15 | 38.5 |
| Age | ||
| Median | 70 | – |
| Range | 31-91 | – |
| Melanoma types | ||
| Superficial spreading melanoma | 24 | 61.5 |
| Nodular melanoma | 15 | 38.5 |
| Metastases⁎ | ||
| Melanoma with metastases | 12 | 30.8 |
| Melanoma without metastases | 27 | 69.2 |
| Tumor cell content | ||
| 10%-30% | 9 | 23.1 |
| 31%-70% | 7 | 17.9 |
| >70% | 23 | 59.0 |
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The cohort consisted of cases with lymph node and/or distant metastases detected at the time of first diagnosis or during a median follow-up of 19.5 months (range 0-62 months) and of cases with no evidence of no lymph node and/or distant metastases at the time of first diagnosis or during a median follow-up of 27 months (range 12-144 months).