<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The authors present new cases of malignant melanoma seen at the Skin Cancer Clinic of the University Hospital in Martin in the year 2017. There have been 112 new cases of malignant melanoma, 66 in men and 46 in women, diagnosed in 2017. We have recorded a occurence of two melanomas in one person in 3 patients, two men and one women. One patient had metastatic melanoma found in lymph nodes without corresponding skin lesions. The most common tumor body localisation in both men and women was on the back (51 melanomas, 45 %). In women, the most common localisation was upper extremities (13 melanomas, 29 %), followed by lower extremities and the back at the same rate (11 melanomas, 24 %). In men, the most common localisation was on the back (40 melanomas, 60 %). Histologically, the most common type was superficial spreading malignant melanoma (50 melanomas), the second most common was non specific type of malignant melanoma (19 melanomas). The majority of cases were low risk lesions with histological Breslow thickness in the range from 0,1 mm to 1 mm (47 melanomas). High risk lesions with histological Breslow thickness more than 4 mm were the second most common type (24 melanomas).</p></abstract>

The authors present new cases of malignant melanoma seen at the Skin Cancer Clinic of the University Hospital in Martin in the year 2017. There have been 112 new cases of malignant melanoma, 66 in men and 46 in women, diagnosed in 2017. We have recorded a occurence of two melanomas in one person in 3 patients, two men and one women. One patient had metastatic melanoma found in lymph nodes without corresponding skin lesions. The most common tumor body localisation in both men and women was on the back (51 melanomas, 45 %). In women, the most common localisation was upper extremities (13 melanomas, 29 %), followed by lower extremities and the back at the same rate (11 melanomas, 24 %). In men, the most common localisation was on the back (40 melanomas, 60 %). Histologically, the most common type was superficial spreading malignant melanoma (50 melanomas), the second most common was non specific type of malignant melanoma (19 melanomas). The majority of cases were low risk lesions with histological Breslow thickness in the range from 0,1 mm to 1 mm (47 melanomas). High risk lesions with histological Breslow thickness more than 4 mm were the second most common type (24 melanomas).

Activity of Skin Cancer Clinic at Martin University Hospital in 2017

Department of Dermatovenerology, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin

Comenius University in Bratislava, Martin University Hospital

Private Dermatology Clinic Dermagal Martin

Acta Medica Martiniana

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The authors present new cases of malignant melanoma seen at the Skin Cancer Clinic of the University Hospital in Martin in the year 2017. There have been 112...

Activity of Skin Cancer Clinic at Martin University Hospital in 2017

Published Online: Aug 06, 2018

Page range: 21 - 29

Received: Mar 07, 2018

Accepted: Jun 20, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acm-2018-0003

Keywords
malignant melanoma, anatomical localisation, incidence in men and women, histological types of melanoma, Breslow thickness

© 2018 E Minarikova et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Activity of Skin Cancer Clinic at Martin University Hospital in 2017

Published Online: Aug 06, 2018

Page range: 21 - 29

Received: Mar 07, 2018

Accepted: Jun 20, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acm-2018-0003

Keywordsmalignant melanoma, anatomical localisation, incidence in men and women, histological types of melanoma, Breslow thickness

© 2018 E Minarikova et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
malignant melanoma, anatomical localisation, incidence in men and women, histological types of melanoma, Breslow thickness