Primary cutaneous melanoma in Black patients: An analysis of 2464 cases from the National Cancer Database 2004–2018

Primary cutaneous melanoma in Black patients: An analysis of 2464 cases from the National Cancer Database 2004–2018

Melanoma in Black patients carries a poor prognosis. Due to its rarity, melanoma in this population has not been well characterized. This study evaluates survival predictors in Black patients with melanoma. This was a retrospective cohort study of Black patients with cutaneous melanoma from the Nati...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pigment cell and melanoma research 2023-01, Vol.36 (1), p.42-52
Hauptverfasser: Fernandez, Jennifer M., Poling, Kristi L., Desai, Amar D., Koblinski, Jenna E., Borgstrom, Mark, Abraham, Ivo, Behbahani, Sara
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Sprache:eng
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African American
African descent
black patients
Cancer
Extremities
Female
Head and neck
Humans
Male
Medical prognosis
Melanoma
Melanoma, Cutaneous Malignant
National Cancer Database
NCDB
Retrospective Studies
Sex differences
Skin cancer
Skin Neoplasms - pathology
skin of color
Survival
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Zusammenfassung:Melanoma in Black patients carries a poor prognosis. Due to its rarity, melanoma in this population has not been well characterized. This study evaluates survival predictors in Black patients with melanoma. This was a retrospective cohort study of Black patients with cutaneous melanoma from the National Cancer Database 2004–2018. Of the 2464 cases, melanoma was more common among females than males (57.1% vs. 42.9%, p 
ISSN:1755-1471
1755-148X
DOI:10.1111/pcmr.13065