Table 1 The characteristics of metastatic melanoma (MM) patients and healthy controls (HC)
| MM | HC | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| n = 26 | n = 36 | ||
| Age: | |||
| Range | 36-67 | 37-73 | |
| Median | 51 | 54 | |
| Gender: | |||
| Male | 14 | 17 | |
| Female | 12 | 19 | |
| Metastases: | |||
| Distant skin | 10 | ||
| Subcutaneous layer | 7 | ||
| Distant lymph nodes: | 16 | ||
| axillary | 8 | ||
| inguinaly | 7 | ||
| retroperitonealy | 1 | ||
| Lungs | 10 | ||
| Liver | 10 | ||
| Spleen | 3 | ||
| Suprarenal gland | 4 | ||
| Bones | 3 | ||
| LDH serum values: | |||
| normal (<460 IU/l) | 20 | ||
| increased (>460 IU/l) | 16 | ||
| Classification of distant metastases: | |||
| M1a | 11 | ||
| M1b | 7 | ||
| M1c | 18 |