Multiple Primary Melanomas: A Common Occurrence in Western Sweden
Patients diagnosed with a single primary cutaneous melanoma are at increased risk of developing multiple primary melanomas. The aim of this study is to describe the epidemiology of multiple primary melanomas (invasive and in situ) in Western Sweden. Data from the Swedish Melanoma Registr...
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| author | Magdalena Claeson Paul Holmström Stefan Hallberg Martin Gillstedt Helena Gonzalez Ann-Marie Wennberg John Paoli |
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| description | Patients diagnosed with a single primary cutaneous melanoma are at increased
risk of developing multiple primary melanomas. The aim of this study
is to describe the epidemiology of multiple primary melanomas
(invasive and in situ) in Western Sweden. Data from the Swedish
Melanoma Registry from 1990 to 2013 revealed that 898 patients (7.4%)
developed 2,037 multiple primary lesions and 11,254 patients
developed single lesions. The proportion of subsequent lesions that
were melanoma in situ was 47%, compared with 26% of first melanomas
(p < 0.0001).The median and mean time to diagnosis of a subsequent
melanoma was 38 and 58 months (95% confidence interval (CI), 53–62
months). In total, 49% of subsequent melanomas were detected within 3
years. Patients and physicians should be aware of the high proportion
of multiple primary melanomas in Western Sweden, especially during
the first years of follow-up |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3e41ac0fc78b47a38f943b47248f51402022-12-21T19:23:24ZengMedical Journals SwedenActa Dermato-Venereologica0001-55551651-20572017-03-0197671571910.2340/00015555-25984880Multiple Primary Melanomas: A Common Occurrence in Western SwedenMagdalena Claeson0Paul HolmströmStefan HallbergMartin GillstedtHelena GonzalezAnn-Marie WennbergJohn Paoli Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Sahlgrenska Academy, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden. magdalena.claeson@vgregion.se. Patients diagnosed with a single primary cutaneous melanoma are at increased risk of developing multiple primary melanomas. The aim of this study is to describe the epidemiology of multiple primary melanomas (invasive and in situ) in Western Sweden. Data from the Swedish Melanoma Registry from 1990 to 2013 revealed that 898 patients (7.4%) developed 2,037 multiple primary lesions and 11,254 patients developed single lesions. The proportion of subsequent lesions that were melanoma in situ was 47%, compared with 26% of first melanomas (p < 0.0001).The median and mean time to diagnosis of a subsequent melanoma was 38 and 58 months (95% confidence interval (CI), 53–62 months). In total, 49% of subsequent melanomas were detected within 3 years. Patients and physicians should be aware of the high proportion of multiple primary melanomas in Western Sweden, especially during the first years of follow-up https://www.medicaljournals.se/acta/content/html/10.2340/00015555-2598 cutaneousmalignantmelanomamultipleprimarymelanomassecondprimarymelanomasynchronousmelanomassubsequentmelanomastimetodiagnosis |
| spellingShingle | Magdalena Claeson Paul Holmström Stefan Hallberg Martin Gillstedt Helena Gonzalez Ann-Marie Wennberg John Paoli Multiple Primary Melanomas: A Common Occurrence in Western Sweden Acta Dermato-Venereologica cutaneousmalignantmelanoma multipleprimarymelanomas secondprimarymelanoma synchronousmelanomas subsequentmelanomas timetodiagnosis |
| title | Multiple Primary Melanomas: A Common
Occurrence in Western Sweden |
| title_full | Multiple Primary Melanomas: A Common
Occurrence in Western Sweden |
| title_fullStr | Multiple Primary Melanomas: A Common
Occurrence in Western Sweden |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multiple Primary Melanomas: A Common
Occurrence in Western Sweden |
| title_short | Multiple Primary Melanomas: A Common
Occurrence in Western Sweden |
| title_sort | multiple primary melanomas a common occurrence in western sweden |
| topic | cutaneousmalignantmelanoma multipleprimarymelanomas secondprimarymelanoma synchronousmelanomas subsequentmelanomas timetodiagnosis |
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