Epidemiological and clinical characterization of a population-based cohort of cutaneous malignant melanoma patients in the South Region of Portugal.

ABSTRACT: An historical population-based cohort study was conducted aiming to estimate the incidence of cutaneous malignant melanoma in the South Region of Portugal between Jan 2016 and June 2017; to clinically characterize the diagnosed individuals; to describe instituted treatment; and to estimate survival outcomes. Data were extracted from a cancer registry (ROR-Sul) covering 4,800,000 inhabitants (46% of the Portuguese population) and included a total of 789 individuals meeting eligibility criteria. The crude incidence rate (18 months) of melanoma was 13.36/100,000 inhabitants and the Age-Standardized Incidence Rate per 100,000 World population was 9.65/100,000 inhabitants. The most common histological subtypes identified were superficial extension, followed by malignant melanoma and nodular mel

SUBMITTER: Alves da Costa F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10079850 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature