Feature | Number of patients (%) |
---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 32 (52.5%) |
Female | 29 (47.5%) |
Age at surgery (years) | |
Median age | 62 |
Range | (22–87) |
Site | |
Foot | 39 (63.9%) |
Hand | 17 (27.9%) |
Nail | 5 (8.2%) |
Histological subtype | |
Acral-lentigous melanoma | 43 (70.5%) |
Nodular melanoma | 18 (29.5%) |
Breslow thickness | |
≤ 1 mm | 11 (18.0%) |
> 1.0 mm–2.0 mm | 17 (27.9%) |
> 2.0 mm–4.0 mm | 16 (26.2%) |
> 4.0 mm | 17 (27.9%) |
Mean tumor thickness (mm) | 4.3 |
Median tumor thickness (mm) | 2.5 |
Ulceration | |
Yes | 27 (44.3%) |
No | 34 (55.7%) |
Clark’s level | |
I | 7 (11.5%) |
II | 3 (4.9%) |
III | 5 (8.2%) |
IV | 37 (60.7%) |
V | 9 (14.8%) |