Clinical Characteristics of the 124 Patients Included in Study
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Median age (y) | 56 (range, 20–81) |
| Sex (%) | |
| Male | 53.20 |
| Female | 46.80 |
| Primary tumor site (%) | |
| Nonextremities | 56.60 |
| Extremities | 43.40 |
| Histology (%) | |
| Superficial spreading | 53.60 |
| Other types | 46.40 |
| Breslow thickness | |
| Mean ± SD (mm) | 2.0 ± 1.18 |
| Median (mm) | 1.6 (range, 0.4–6.0) |
| <2.0 mm (%) | 62.70 |
| 2.01–4.0 mm (%) | 31.70 |
| >4.0 mm (%) | 5.60 |
| Clark stage (%) | |
| I–III | 34.60 |
| IV–V | 65.40 |
| Ulceration (%) | |
| Present | 14.20 |
| Absent | 85.80 |
| American Joint Committee on Cancer clinical stage (%) | |
| IA | 11.90 |
| IB | 46.80 |
| IIA | 31.00 |
| IIB | 10.30 |