Development and validation of a nomogram to predict overall survival of conjunctival melanoma: a population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Conjunctival melanoma (CM) is a rare, invasive tumor in the eye that readily metastasizes and spreads. Based on some significant clinicopathological information, we aimed to develop a prognostic model to predict the overall survival (OS) of CM patients.

Methods

Data of patients diagnosed with CM from 2000 to 2019 were identified from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. Significant prognostic factors were extracted and integrated based on competing risk regression to build a nomogram. Harrell's concordance index (C-index), receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, and calibration plots were used to evaluate the performance of the nomogram.

Results

The study included 272 patients with CM, with a median age of 63 years. A nomo

SUBMITTER: Peng Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10928613 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature