Diagnosis of an additional in situ melanoma does not influence survival for patients with a single invasive melanoma: A registry-based follow-up study
Abstract
Using a large (N= 25 493) population-based cohort from Queensland, Australia, we compared melanoma survival among cases with a single invasive melanoma only against those who also had a diagnosis of a single in situ melanoma. After adjustment for sex, age, body site, clinicopathological subtype, thickness and ulceration, it was found that there was no difference (P = 0.99) in 10-year melanoma-specific mortality following a diagnosis of an invasive lesion, whether or not an in situ melanoma was also present. We conclude that in situ melanomas do not alter the prognosis of an invasive melanoma.
| Authors | Youlden, Danny R.; Khosrotehrani, Kiarash; Green, Adele C.; Soyer, H. Peter; Kimlin, Michael G.; Youl, Philippa H.; Aitken, Joanne F.; Baade, Peter D. |
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| Journal | AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY |
| Pages | 57-60 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Date | 1/02/2016 |
| Grant ID | 1054038 |
| Funding Body | National Health and Medical Research Council Early Career Fellowship |
| URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=10.1111/ajd.12429 |
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