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Malignant melanoma of the skin. I. The association of tumor depth and type, and patient sex, age, and site with survival
Author(s) -
Blois Marsden S.,
Sagebiel Richard W.,
Abarbanel Robert M.,
Caldwell Taylor M.,
Tuttle Mark S.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19831001)52:7<1330::aid-cncr2820520732>3.0.co;2-m
Subject(s) - medicine , melanoma , demography , oncology , pathology , dermatology , sociology , cancer research
The occurrence and behavior of cutaneous melanomas in a group of 1123 patients studied prospectively, is described in terms of histologic type, tumor thickness and levels of invasion, the patients' sex and age, and the anatomic location of the primary tumors. Associations amongst these attributes, and with survival, are also examined. The characteristics of the patients in this study (who on average are somewhat younger, and have better prognoses and survivals than those reported by most other groups) are compared with data obtained (primarily over the past decade) in other geographical areas, and with different patient populations. Evidence is presented that sex, tumor location, and age (in the case of males) are also predictive of survival.