Thickness and diameter in melanoma: is there a relation?

被引：12

作者：

Crocetti, Emanuele ^{[1
]}

Fancelli, Laura ^{[1
]}

Caldarella, Adele ^{[1
]}

Buzzoni, Carlotta ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Inst Canc Res & Prevent ISPO, Clin Descript & Registries Unit, Via Oblate 2, I-50141 Florence, Italy

来源：

TUMORI | 2016年 / 102卷 / 01期

关键词：

Diagnosis; Diameter; Population-based; Skin melanoma; MALIGNANT-MELANOMA; SKIN;

D O I：

10.5301/tj.5000369

中图分类号：

R73 [肿瘤学];

学科分类号：

100214 ;

摘要：

Objective: To evaluate the relationship between diameter and Breslow's thickness in skin melanoma. Methods: 2,071 skin melanomas incident in the area of activity of the Tuscany Cancer Registry (central Italy) were analyzed. Pearson's linear correlation coefficient r was computed between diameter and Breslow's thickness. Results: There was a statistically significant, but rather small, correlation between diameter and Breslow (r = 0.39). The same was true for men and women, for older and younger patients, and for skin subsites. 22.3% of the examined skin melanomas had a diameter <= 6 mm. Conclusions: There was a statistically significant, but small, correlation between Breslow's thickness and diameter in skin melanomas. Moreover, a non-negligible proportion of small lesions were thick and/or nodular.

引用

页码：E1 / E3

页数：3

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