Risk of Death Due to Melanoma and Other Causes in Patients With Thin Cutaneous Melanomas.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Most patients who present with primary cutaneous melanomas have thin tumors (≤1.0 mm in Breslow thickness, ie, pT1a and pT1b). Although their prognosis is generally considered to be excellent, there is limited precise information on the association of risk of death with specific Breslow measurements in thin lesions.

Objective

To assess the relative effect of a 0.8-mm Breslow thickness threshold with respect to the incidence of both melanoma-related and nonmelanoma-related death.

Design, setting, and participants

Registry data for all Australians diagnosed with thin invasive primary melanomas between 1982 and 2014 were analyzed. Data were extracted from all 8 Australian state and territory population-based cancer registries. Dates and causes of death were ob

SUBMITTER: Lo SN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11840651 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature