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Cutaneous malignant melanoma of the head and neck. Analysis of treatment results and prognostic factors in 581 patients: A report from the swedish melanoma study group

✍ Scribed by Ulrik Ringborg; Lars-Erik Afzelius; Bengt Lagerlöf; Hans-Olov Adami; Ingrid Augustsson; Erik Blomqvist; Bernt Boeryd; Emil Carlin; Staffan Edström; Jan Eldh; Per Hanner; Johan Hansson; Hemming Johansson; Christer Lindholm; Elzbieta Malec; Lars Näslund; Lars Bertil Schnürer; Sture Sköld; Jan Wersäll

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1993
Tongue
English
Weight
643 KB
Volume
71
Category
Article
ISSN
0008-543X

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✦ Synopsis

Bockground. Results of surgical treatment of cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) have been highly variable, probably because of patient selection. Therefore, a study of representative patients with this disease was performed.

In a defined area of Sweden, 581 patients were analyzed. Clinical records and histopathologic findings were reviewed. The minimum follow-up time was 7 years. Prognostic factors were evaluated by the Cox proportional hazards model.

Evaluation of sex distribution, age, and anatomic site of the primary tumor showed that the pa-Methods.

Results.

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