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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Probl Surg. 2021 Jul 7;59(1):101030. doi: 10.1016/j.cpsurg.2021.101030

Table 16.

Stage-specific recurrence rates for cutaneous melanoma.

Stages Recurrence rate158, 323325, 331, 344, 346, 348, 349

Stage I 6.8% overall
 IA 5.2%
 IB 18.4%

Stage II 30 – 47% overall
 IIA 21.6 – 28.7%
 IIB 23.4 – 40.6%
 IIC 44.3 – 46%

Stage III 48.2 – 62.2% overall
 IIIA 40.0 – 48%
 IIIB 38.6 – 71%
 IIIC 50 – 85%

Range of stage-specific recurrence rates reported across multiple studies.