Clinical and Histopathologic Study of Acral Melanoma / 대한피부과학회지
Korean Journal of Dermatology
; : 388-394, 1989.
Article
en Ko
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ABSTRACT
A total of 68 primary melanorna cases diagnosed at Seoul National University Hospital for the past 10 years from 1978 to 1987 were included for this clinico pathological study. Among the 31 primary cutaneous melanomss, 19 cases (61.3%) occurred on hands or feet, especially on the plantar surfaces. The average age of patients with acral melanomas was 49.3 years at the tirne of diagnosis and the male to female ratio of 19 cases was 3.8 to 1. The clinical and histopathologic findings showed that most ecral melanomas, if not all, were the acral lentiginous type. A high incidence of metastasis (73.7%) was recognized in acral melanomas.
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Asunto principal:
Incidencia
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Diagnóstico
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Seúl
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Pie
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Mano
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Melanoma
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Metástasis de la Neoplasia
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Ko
Revista:
Korean Journal of Dermatology
Año:
1989
Tipo del documento:
Article