Comparison of Survival Between Patients With Single vs Multiple Primary Cutaneous Melanomas.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Melanoma is one of the most rapidly increasing forms of cancer worldwide. Most studies about survival among patients with melanoma consider only the primary tumor and disregard the potential effect of multiple primary tumors. A better understanding of the prognosis of patients with multiple primary melanoma is important for patient counselling and follow-up strategies.

Objective

To describe the epidemiologic features of multiple primary melanoma in patients from the Netherlands.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective, population-based cohort study included adults with histologically proven, primary, invasive cutaneous melanoma in the Netherlands between January 1, 2000, and December 31, 2014, with a median follow-up of 75.1 months, using data

SUBMITTER: El Sharouni MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6596329 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature