Comparison of seventh and eighth edition of AJCC staging system in melanomas at locoregional stage.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The eighth edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging system has been effective since January 2018. It has introduced some major changes in the localized/locoregional melanoma classification. However, it has not been demonstrated how this classification was validated on external, clinical data.

Patients and methods

In this retrospective study, we have included 2474 patients diagnosed with cutaneous melanoma in localized or locoregional stage. They were treated surgically in our Center between years 1998 and 2014. Melanoma-specific and overall survival were calculated for each stage according to TNM7 and TNM8 using Kaplan-Meier estimator.

Results

The melanoma-specific survival rates in our patients were similar to those reported from or

SUBMITTER: Teterycz P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6657085 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature