Metastasis and death in patients with thin melanomas (less than 0.76 mm).
Experience with melanomas measuring less than 0.76 mm was reviewed. Over a 10-year period, of more than 400 patients with thin melanomas, 12 melanomas were found to have metastasized, with 11 resulting in death. Patients with thin melanomas should be carefully followed.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies