ArticleCureus2024
Associations Between Cutaneous Melanoma Traits and the Likelihood of Metastasis.
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Abstract
Objective This study aims to analyze melanoma characteristics and their correlation with metastasis in 604 patients diagnosed at the Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (2018-2023). Materials and methods This retrospective study used coded data from the HLUHS Skin and Venereal Diseases Department database. Data was analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics; significance was set at p < 0.05. Results Nodal metastases were more prevalent in T4 (43.3%) and T3 (29.7%) tumours compared to other thickness groups (p<0.001). Distant metastases increased with tumour thickness (3.0% in T1 to 21.1% in T4) (p<0.001). Ulceration correlated significantly with nodal (32.3% vs. 14.1%) and distant (16.6% vs. 5.7%) metastases (p<0.001). Males exhibit higher rates of advanced stages, nodal and distant metastases, larger tumours, and torso localization; females show higher rates of superficial spreading melanoma and extremity localization. Conclusions In Lithuanian cases, T1 melanomas prevailed, but T4 thickness was notably frequent, suggesting potential early detection issues. Tumour thickness correlated with nodal (21.2%) and distant metastases (9.9%), highlighting its predictive significance. Ulceration emerged as a prognostic indicator for distant metastases, with males showing thicker tumours and higher metastasis rates, stressing targeted interventions.
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