Melanoma cutâneo: estudo prospectivo de 42 casos / Cutaneous melanoma: a prospective study of 42 cases
An. bras. dermatol
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86(6): 1233-1235, nov.-dez. 2011. tab
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RESUMO
Estudo longitudinal prospectivo de 42 casos de melanoma cutâneo revelou 71,2 por cento entre 50 e 79 anos; distribuição etária homogênea entre os gêneros masculino (45,1 por cento) e feminino (54,7 por cento); predominância de brancos (88 por cento); localização no tronco (54,7 por cento) (p=0,039); tipo clínico-histológico expansivo superficial (52,3 por cento / 26,1 por cento) (p=0,02); 16 casos (38,1 por cento) IA e nove melanomas in situ (21,4 por cento).
ABSTRACT
A prospective longitudinal study of 42 cases of cutaneous melanoma showed that 71.2 percent of patients were between 50 and 79 years of age; 45.1 percent were male and 54.7 percent female; most patients (88 percent) were white; most lesions (54.7 percent) were located on the trunk (p = 0.039); the most common clinical and histological pattern was the superficial spreading melanoma (52.3 percent / 26.1 percent) (p = 0.02); 16 cases (38.1 percent) were classified as stage IA and 9 cases (21.4 percent) consisted of melanomas in situ.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Skin
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Skin Neoplasms
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Melanoma
Type of study:
Observational study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
An. bras. dermatol
Journal subject:
Dermatology
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro/BR
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