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11595892

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-10-11
pubmed:abstractText
Based on available information that melanocytic skin lesions presenting a junctional component are more susceptible to the influence of ultraviolet radiation, this study compares the seasonal differences between the excision rates of melanocytic skin lesions with a junctional component to those without. The histological diagnoses of 1230 patients with melanocytic skin lesions were retrospectively analysed. Depending on the histological diagnosis four groups were formed: melanomas, dysplastic naevi, common naevi (junctional and compound naevi), and dermal naevi. All dates of operations were allocated to summer or winter halves of the year. The collected data were computer analysed for statistical description. The number of excisions of melanocytic lesions with a junctional component (melanoma, dysplastic naevi, common naevi) showed an impressive seasonal variation, with a peak during the summer months, while the excision frequency of dermal naevi was approximately constant during the year. In conclusion, we suggest that ultraviolet radiation may contribute to the seasonal pattern of excision of melanoma and naevi only when a junctional component is present.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0960-8931
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
531-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Seasonal pattern of the excision rate of melanoma and naevi.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Dermatology, Wilhelminenspital, Montleartstrasse 37, 1160 Vienna, Austria. finka@a1.net
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article