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2486046

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-12-18
pubmed:abstractText
A study of 121 melanoma patients and 139 control subjects was conducted among whites to examine and compare the distribution of non-dysplastic and dysplastic naevi and other pigmented lesions in each group. Melanoma patients had a mean of 97 melanocytic naevi which were greater than 2 mm in diameter and controls had a mean of 36 such naevi, while the medians were 58 and 22 respectively (p less than 0.0001). 55% of melanoma patients and 17% of controls had at least one clinically determined dysplastic naevus, and 26% of melanoma patients and 6% of controls had at least 5 dysplastic naevi. Men were found to have more naevi on the trunk than women in both melanoma cases (p = 0.01), and controls (p = 0.005). Dysplastic naevi were most often found on the trunk and were present at this location in 51% of cases and 17% of controls. Melanoma patients and control subjects with dysplastic naevi, when compared to those without these lesions, had larger number of non-dysplastic naevi. Lentigines were more common among melanoma patients that among control subjects (p = 0.02). There were no differences in the number of non-dysplastic naevi among cases with light and dark hair and eyes, or among controls with these characteristics. There also was little variation in the number of naevi according to number of blistering sunburns.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0004-8380
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
The distribution of melanocytic naevi in melanoma patients and control subjects.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.