Age and Malignant Melanoma: Comparison of Variables in Different Age-Groups

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• Personal Author:
  Bart RS ; Kelly MC ; Kopf AW ; Rivers JK ; Welkovich B
• Description:
  Variables were compared in patients with clinical stage I superficial spreading melanoma who had been divided into three age-groups. The study included 736 consecutive patients who were prospectively entered into the data base of the Melanoma Cooperative Group of New York University Medical Center. Compared with the younger patients (<40 years), older patients (>= 60 years) had superficial spreading melanomas that were, on average, of greater thickness, level, and diameter. Younger patients were more likely than older patients to show evidence that their melanomas arose from preexisting nevocytic nevi. There was no difference in the 10-year survival between groups when melanomas were matched by thickness. Thus it is as important to perform periodic total cutaneous examinations in the elderly as it is in younger persons, and age alone should not determine management strategies. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Aging Neoplasms Occupational Health Pathology Safety Skin Skin Diseases
• Keywords:
  Age Factors Age Groups Cancer Dermatology Skin Cancer
• ISSN:
  0190-9622
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  21
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20060014
• Citation:
  J Am Acad Dermatol 1989 Oct; 21(4)(Pt 1):717-722
• Contact Point Address:
  Alfred W. Kopf, MD, Oncology Section, Skin and Cancer Unit, New York University Medical Center, 562 First Ave., New York, NY 10016
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1990
• Performing Organization:
  New York University, New York, New York
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Part Number:
  1
• Start Date:
  19790401
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
• End Date:
  19820331
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/224052/cdc_224052_DS1.pdf
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