{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["9(5)"],"submitter":["Chen E"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Head and neck mucosal melanoma (HNMM) is defined as a rare malignant tumor derived from melanocytes. There is no consensus regarding the treatment protocol for HNMM in elderly patients.<h4>Methods</h4>The National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database was used to identify elderly patients diagnosed with HNMM from 1975 to 2016. The chi-squared test was used to compare patient characteristics. The reverse Kaplan-Meier method was used to estimate the median follow-up time. The Kaplan-Meier method and log-rank test were used to estimate and compare the overall survival (OS) and disease-specific survival (DSS) of the groups. Cox regression analysis was used to evaluate the risk factors for OS and DSS of HNMM.<h4>Results</h4>Our retrospective "],"journal":["Annals of translational medicine"],"pagination":["391"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8033355"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Prognostic values of treatment modalities on head and neck mucosal melanomas in elderly patients: a population-based analysis."],"pmcid":["PMC8033355"],"pubmed_authors":["Wu J","Liu Z","Xie F","Yang S","Ouyang P","Chen E"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Prognostic values of treatment modalities on head and neck mucosal melanomas in elderly patients: a population-based analysis.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Head and neck mucosal melanoma (HNMM) is defined as a rare malignant tumor derived from melanocytes. There is no consensus regarding the treatment protocol for HNMM in elderly patients.<h4>Methods</h4>The National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database was used to identify elderly patients diagnosed with HNMM from 1975 to 2016. The chi-squared test was used to compare patient characteristics. The reverse Kaplan-Meier method was used to estimate the median follow-up time. The Kaplan-Meier method and log-rank test were used to estimate and compare the overall survival (OS) and disease-specific survival (DSS) of the groups. Cox regression analysis was used to evaluate the risk factors for OS and DSS of HNMM.<h4>Results</h4>Our retrospective ","dates":{"release":"2021-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2021 Mar","modification":"2025-04-04T21:24:42.953Z","creation":"2025-04-04T21:24:42.953Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8033355","cross_references":{"pubmed":["33842612"],"doi":["10.21037/atm-20-6021"]}}