Table 3.
Nodal Status in Acral Lentiginous Melanoma
| Node-Negative | Node-Positive | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 20 | 11 | ||
| Age (median, years) | 60 [IQR: 56, 69] | 61 [IQR: 54, 75] | 0.79 | |
| Gender | Male | 12 (60%) | 6 (55%) | 0.77 |
| Female | 8 (40%) | 5 (45%) | ||
| Thickness (median, mm) | 3 [IQR: 2, 5.2] | 4.7 [3.5, 6.9] | 0.15 | |
| Hand or foot | Hand | 5 (25%) | 4 (36%) | 0.5 |
| Foot | 15 (75%) | 7 (64%) | ||
| Subungual location | Subungual | 9 (50%) | 4 (67%) | 0.48 |
| Nonsubungual | 9 (50%) | 2 (33%) | ||
| Surgical approach to the primary site | Digital amputation | 8 (40%) | 3 (30%) | 0.85 |
| Partial digital amputation | 4 (20%) | 2 (20%) | ||
| Wide local excision | 8 (40%) | 5 (50%) | ||
| Clark level | <V | 13 (76%) | 5 (50%) | 0.16 |
| V | 4 (24%) | 5 (50%) | ||
| Ulceration | Yes | 13 (76%) | 3 (38%) | 0.06 |
| No | 4 (24%) | 5 (63%) | ||
| Mitotic rate (per mm2) | >3 | 5 (45%) | 2 (25%) | 0.36 |
| ≤3 | 6 (55%) | 6 (75%) |
IQR, interquartile range.