Table 3.
Uveal melanoma 1973–2013: reporting distribution
| Reporting source (uveal melanoma) | Overall |
1973–1986, % | 1987–2000, % | 2001–2013, % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| frequency, n | % | ||||
| Hospital inpatient/outpatient or clinic | 4,891 | 97.8 | 99.6 | 98.4 | 96.2 |
| Laboratory only (hospital or private) | 34 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
| Nursing/convalescent home/hospice | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Other hospital outpatient/surgery centera | 34 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Physician's office | 29 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Radiation/medical oncology centera | 10 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Total | 4,999 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
2006 onwards.