Table 1

Distribution of 50 patients with cutaneous melanoma in terms of primary diagnosis and location of tumor and first metastasis

Primary tumor diagnosis
Number

Superficial spreading CM
21
Nodular CM
15
Amelanotic
5
Acral
2
Unknown
7

Tumor location


Trunk
30
Lower limbs
13
Upper limbs
4
Head and neck
3

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