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Risk for 20-YEAR Melanoma-Relanted Death Increases Significant for Patients with Primary Tumors of 0.8 to 1.0 mm in Thickness, According to Study Published online in JAMA DERMATOLOGY.
SERIGNE N. LO, PhDfrom the University of Sydney, and Colleagues Assessed the Relative Effect of A 0.8-MM Breslow Thickness Threshold Concerning the Incidence of Both Melanoma-Related and Non-Melanoma-Relanted Death. The Analysis Included Registry Date for 144,447 People Diagnosed with Thin Invasive Primary Melanomas From 1982 to 2014.
The Researchers Found That Crude Incidence Rates of Melanoma-Relanted Death 20 Years After Diagnosis Were 6.3% for the Whole Cohort, 6.0% for Tumors Less Than 0.8 mm, and 12.0% for tumors 0.8 to 1.0 mm. The corresponding 20-type melanoma-spercific survival Rates were 91.9% Overall and 94.2% and 87.8%, respective, across tumor sizes. Tumor Thickness of 0.8 to 1.0 mm Was Significantly Associated with Both the Greater Absolute Risk for Melanoma-Relanted Death, as wells A Greater Rate of Melanoma-Relanted Death, Compred to Thinner Tumors.
