Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 209 primary melanoma patients
From: Increased shedding of HU177 correlates with worse prognosis in primary melanoma
Variable | Patients (n = 209) |
|---|---|
| Â | Number (%) |
Gender | Â |
   Male | 124 (59.3) |
   Female | 85 (40.7) |
Age (years) | Â |
   Mean ± SD; Median | 58.3 ± 16.9; 58 |
Primary tumor histologic subtype | Â |
   Superficial spreading melanoma | 123 (58.9) |
   Nodular melanoma | 52 (24.9) |
   Acral lentiginous melanoma | 6 (2.9) |
   Desmoplastic melanoma | 6 (2.9) |
   Lentigo maligna melanoma | 7 (3.3) |
   Other melanoma | 10 (4.8) |
   Unknown | 5 (2.4) |
Thickness (mm) | Â |
   Mean ± SD; Median | 2.09 ± 3.83; 0.95 |
Ulceration | Â |
   Absent | 169 (80.9) |
   Present | 35 (16.7) |
   Unknown | 5 (2.4) |
AJCC stage | Â |
   Stage I | 136 (65.0) |
   Stage II | 41 (20.0) |
   Stage III | 32 (15.0) |