| Autor: |
Bono, Aldo, Bartoli, Cesare, Tessandri, Laura, Del Prato, Ivan, Tragni, Gabrina, Bucci, Alessandra, Moglia, Daniele, Cascinelli, Natale |
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Tumori Journal; November 1996, Vol. 82 Issue: 6 p600-602, 3p |
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Aims and Background Recent data have suggested that cutaneous melanoma in situcan be clinically recognized in most cases by its features, which resemble those of early invasive melanoma. The aim of the study was to verify whether the diagnostic sensitivity of melanoma in situis actually equivalent to that of early invasive melanoma.Methods We retrospectively reviewed the clinical diagnosis of 274 consecutive cutaneous melanoma <0.75 mm thick. The series consisted of 84 in situand 190 invasive lesions.Results The clinical diagnosis of melanoma was performed in 62% (52/84) of cases of in situmelanoma and in 68% (130/190) of the cases of invasive melanoma. The differences were not statistically significant.Conclusions Our results show that cutaneous melanoma can be clinically diagnosed at a very early stage. In situand very thin melanomas (< 0.75 mm) are similarly recognizable. |
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