Clinical Features and Outcomes of Black Patients With Melanoma.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Melanoma in Black individuals has an annual incidence of approximately 1 in 100 000 people. Most studies of melanoma in Black patients have used population databases, which lack important, precise clinical details.

Objective

To identify patient-level and tumor-level characteristics of melanoma in Black patients.

Design, setting, and participants

This case series included Black patients with melanoma at 2 tertiary care centers (University of Texas Southwestern [UTSW] Medical Center and Parkland Health), affiliated with a single institution, UTSW in Dallas, Texas. Self-reported Black patients with a histopathologic diagnosis of melanoma were identified between January 2006 and October 2022.

Main outcomes and measures

The main variables were demographic

SUBMITTER: Wix SN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10809140 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature