Analysis of patients diagnosed with primary cutaneous melanoma in the last six years in Hospital Erasto Gaertner: epidemiologic profile
An. bras. dermatol
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93(3): 332-336, May-June 2018. tab, graf
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Abstract BACKGROUND:
Melanoma is one of the conditions with greater increase in incidence worldwide in recent decades. It is a skin cancer with potential high lethality and predominates in Caucasian adults. Treatment of primary cutaneous melanoma is essentially surgical and search for sentinel lymph node can modify the aggressiveness of the treatment.OBJECTIVE:
To analyze the epidemiological profile of patients diagnosed with primary cutaneous melanoma, histopathological features and compare with literature data.METHODS:
This is a retrospective, observational, single-center, case series study of patients with primary cutaneous melanoma, who underwent surgery between January 2008 and December 2013. The parameters include Age, sex, clinical stage, date of surgery, tumor location, histological subtype, condition of surgical margins, Breslow thickness, mitotic index, presence of ulceration and metastasis on admission.RESULTS:
We included 321 melanoma patients who were treated at Hospital Erasto Gaertner. The population consisted of 58.9% females and 41.1% males with an average age of 52.8 ± 16.3 years. As for the clinical stage, 51.1% were in the initial stage, 24.3% in the clinical stage II (A, B and C), 21.2% in clinical stage III and 3.4% with distant metastases. The most frequent location of the primary melanoma was the trunk, and the histological subtype was superficial spreading pattern. Intermediate and thick melanomas were the most frequent. STUDYLIMITATIONS:
This is a retrospective study and some information and data could be incomplete or absent.CONCLUSION:
The diagnosis and treatment of melanoma in early stages provides less morbidity and improved survival of patients. Understanding the biological behavior of tumor and knowing the local epidemiology guide health strategies.
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Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Cutâneas
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Melanoma
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Estudo observacional
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Idoso
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Aged80
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Criança
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
An. bras. dermatol
Assunto da revista:
Dermatologia
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Centro de Oncologia de Cascavel/BR
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Faculdade Evangélica do Paraná/BR
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Hospital Erasto Gaertner/BR
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Universidade Federal do Paraná/BR
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