OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relationship between diameter and Breslow's thickness in skin melanoma. METHODS: 2,071 skin melanomas incident in the area of activity of the Tuscany Cancer Registry (central Italy) were analyzed. Pearson's linear correlation coefficient r was computed between diameter and Breslow's thickness. RESULTS: There was a statistically significant, but rather small, correlation between diameter and Breslow (r = 0.39). The same was true for men and women, for older and younger patients, and for skin subsites. 22.3% of the examined skin melanomas had a diameter ≤6 mm. CONCLUSIONS: There was a statistically significant, but small, correlation between Breslow's thickness and diameter in skin melanomas. Moreover, a non-negligible proportion of small lesions were thick and/or nodular.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relationship between diameter and Breslow's thickness in skin melanoma. METHODS: 2,071 skin melanomas incident in the area of activity of the Tuscany Cancer Registry (central Italy) were analyzed. Pearson's linear correlation coefficient r was computed between diameter and Breslow's thickness. RESULTS: There was a statistically significant, but rather small, correlation between diameter and Breslow (r = 0.39). The same was true for men and women, for older and younger patients, and for skin subsites. 22.3% of the examined skin melanomas had a diameter ≤6 mm. CONCLUSIONS: There was a statistically significant, but small, correlation between Breslow's thickness and diameter in skin melanomas. Moreover, a non-negligible proportion of small lesions were thick and/or nodular.
Authors: Qiuying Ma; Huinan Suo; Li Zhu; Yue Qian; Xiaoyan Sun; Jun Xie; Qianru Li; Yangxue Fu; Jun Li; Juan Tao Journal: Cancer Med Date: 2020-05-05 Impact factor: 4.452
Authors: A Tejera-Vaquerizo; M T Fernández-Figueras; A Santos-Briz; J J Ríos-Martín; C Monteagudo; A Fernández-Flores; C Requena; V Traves; M A Descalzo-Gallego; J L Rodríguez-Peralto Journal: Actas Dermosifiliogr (Engl Ed) Date: 2020-10-07