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Distribution of 50 patients with cutaneous melanoma in terms of primary diagnosis and location of tumor and first metastasis |
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| Primary tumor diagnosis |
Number |
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| Superficial spreading CM |
21 |
| Nodular CM |
15 |
| Amelanotic |
5 |
| Acral |
2 |
| Unknown |
7 |
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| Tumor location |
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| Trunk |
30 |
| Lower limbs |
13 |
| Upper limbs |
4 |
| Head and neck |
3 |
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| Site of first metastasis |
|
|
|
|
| Lymph node |
35 |
| Subcutaneous |
28 |
| Visceral |
17 |
| Uterine adnexa |
1 |
| Small intestine |
4 |
| Adrenal gland |
2 |
| Omentum |
1 |
| Colon |
1 |
| Lung |
3 |
| Liver |
2 |
| Testis |
1 |
| Breast |
2 |
Espíndola and Corleta World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2008 6:65 doi:10.1186/1477-7819-6-65 |
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