The epidemiology of uveal melanoma in Germany: a nationwide report of incidence and survival between 2009 and 2015.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To calculate the overall incidence of uveal melanoma in Germany and to compare incidences in different German states. In addition, we computed the overall and cancer-specific survival rates nationwide.

Methods

Incidence data for the period between 2009 and 2015, covering the entire German population, was collected through the German Center for Cancer Registry. ICD-O-3 topography codes C69.3-C69.4 and histology codes for melanoma subtypes were used to collect the incidence data. Confidence Intervals with a level of 95% (95% CI) were calculated for rates. Survival was calculated using the Kaplan-Meier. The log-rank test was used for survival comparisons.

Results

This study comprised 3654 patients with uveal melanomas, including 467 (12.8%) with iridial and cilia

SUBMITTER: Alfaar AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9007804 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature