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1495348

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-9-8
pubmed:abstractText
Historically, Breslow classified thin melanomas as invasive lesions less than 0.76 mm in depth with rare instances of recurrence and mortality. From 1970 to 1990, 87 patients with thin head and neck melanoma were treated at Duke Medical Center. A computer-aided retrospective analysis was performed. Recurrence occurred in 30% of these patients; however, of the 66 patients seen at this institution prior to recurrence, only 8% recurred. Recurrence significantly shortened survival. Compared to an overall 84% 5-year survival, there was less than a 50% 5-year survival after recurrence. For thin melanomas, thickness did not affect survival. There was no difference in survival between thin melanomas and those ranging from 0.76 to 1.5 mm. A multivariate analysis was performed. The data suggest that thin melanomas of the head and neck may recur at a higher rate than previously reported and in addition, that they can be lethal.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0023-852X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
102
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
850-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Thin malignant melanomas of the head and neck.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article