Predictive Power of Demographic and Clinicopathological Aspects of Patients with Acral Melanoma: a Single-Center Series Of 394 Cases in Brazil
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https://doi.org/10.32635/2176-9745.RBC.2023v69n4.4412Keywords:
melanoma, hand-foot syndrome, survival, prognosisAbstract
Introduction: Acral melanoma (AM) is associated with high mortality and poor survival, and its prognosis is worse compared to other melanoma subtypes. Objective: To analyze the predictive power of demographic and clinicopathological aspects in patients with AM. Method: This is a retrospective study with patients diagnosed with AM between January 2001 and December 2015. Demographic and clinicopathological characteristics were collected. The outcome was 5-year overall survival (OS). Kaplan-Meier curves, log rank-test and Cox regression analysis were used. Results: The study identified 394 patients with AM. The 5-year survival rate for patients with AM was found to be 45.6%. The predictive factors of OS included Breslow thickness [hazard ratio (HR): 1.02, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.01-1.03], ulceration (HR: 4.06, 95%CI: 2.18-7.57) and lymphovascular invasion (LVI) (HR: 2.12, 95%CI:1.12-4.00). Conclusion: The findings highlight the poor prognosis of AM and the predictive power of Breslow thickness, ulceration and LVI.
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