title: Descriptive analysis of the tumor registry experience for malignant melanoma from 1977 to 1986 at the University of Miami School of Medicine/Jackson Memorial Hospital.
abstract: A descriptive analysis was performed of malignant melanoma data ascertained by the University of Miami School of Medicine/Jackson Memorial Hospital (UM/JMH) Tumor Registry. A total of 376 melanoma cases were collected and reviewed. Most of the melanoma lesions occurred on the trunk, especially in the 40- to 49- and 50- to 54-year-old age groups. Local-stage cases had the best 5-year survival--77%. The difference in survival between local-stage case and regional- and distant-stage cases was statistically significant (p = 0.0000). In males with local-stage disease, lesions on the trunk were associated with better survival than lesions at other sites (p = 0.04). In females with local-stage disease, survival was 68% for 5 years for trunk sites vs. 87% for other sites (p = 0.05). In local-stage disease, the overall 5-year survival was 85%.
authors.affiliation: Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami School of Medicine, FL 33101.
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Raub
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Feun
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Duncan
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Moffat
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Savaraj
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nemeth
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Markoe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D012042:Registries; D012737:Sex Factors