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ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2016

Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of malignant melanoma in Southeast Anatolia in Turkey.

Bilal Sula, Feyzullah Uçmak, Mehmet Ali Kaplan, Zuhat Urakçi, Mustafa Arica, Abdurrahman Isikdogan

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Article in The Pan African medical journal, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Bilal SulaDepartment of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
Feyzullah UçmakDepartment of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
Mehmet Ali KaplanDepartment of Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
Zuhat UrakçiDepartment of Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
Mustafa AricaDepartment of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
Abdurrahman IsikdoganDepartment of Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
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Abstract

introductionThe present study aimed to establish the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients who were histopathologically diagnosed with malignant melanoma (MM).

methodsThe present study retrospectively analyzed the data of 78 patients who were histopathologically diagnosed with MM in Dicle University Medical Faculty, Dermatology and Medical Oncology departments between 2005 and 2014.

resultsThe study included 78 patients in total with 44 (56.4%) male and 34 (43.6%) female. Median age of the patients was 62.50 years (range: 27 - 84 years). Of the patients, 78.2% (n = 61) had cutaneous melanoma, 8.9% had solid organ melanoma, and 2.5% had ocular and mucosal melanoma. The most common tumor localization among the patients was the lower extremities with 29.4% (n = 23). The most common histopathological type was nodular malignant melanoma with 35.8% (n = 28). Based on TNM, Clark and Breslow classifications, 26.9% (n = 21) of the patients were stage 4, 26.9% (n = 21) were Clark stage 4, and 37.1% (n = 29) were Breslow stage 4. Median overall survival in all patients was 14.9 months (95% CI 10.9 - 18.8 months). In the multivariate Cox analysis, only stage statistically significantly affecting survival [odds ratio (OR): 0.54; (95% CI 0.16-1.82, p = 0.02)].

conclusionMalignant melanoma data are also important for the optimal utilization of effective methods and healthcare resources to prevent the disease. In order to minimize MM mortality and morbidity, not only the society but also physicians from primary and secondary care hospitals should become familiar with melanoma.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleMelanomaMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesSkin NeoplasmsSurvival RateTurkeyclinicepidemiologyMalignant melanoma

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