Table IV.
Study | No. of tumors/patients | Clinical tumor size, cm | Tumor thickness | Mortality | Follow-up |
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Johnson and Helwig,11 1966 | 213/155 | 0.4-12 | Unknown | 5/155 (3%) | 1 mo-30 y (median, 6.7 y) |
Nappi et al,6 1989 | 55/49 | 0.4-6 (mean 0.8) | Unknown | 7/36 (19%), all >1.5 cm | 6 mo-10 y |
Current study | 115/103 | 0.1-5.0 (mean 1.2) | Unknown | 0/88 | (median, 29 mo) |