title: Cutaneous melanoma: a prospective study of 42 cases.
abstract: A prospective longitudinal study of 42 cases of cutaneous melanoma showed that: 71.2% of patients were between 50 and 79 years of age; 45.1% were male and 54.7% female; most patients (88%) were white; most lesions (54.7%) were located on the trunk (p = 0.039); the most common clinical and histological pattern was the superficial spreading melanoma (52.3% / 26.1%) (p = 0.02); 16 cases (38.1%) were classified as stage IA and 9 cases (21.4%) consisted of melanomas in situ.
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. nurimarfernandes@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Nurimar Conceição
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Calmon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011446:Prospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D060726:Torso