Predictive factors of melanoma thickness

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Autor(a) principal: Silva,Ana Rita Carreiro
Data de Publicação: 2022
Outros Autores: Vieira,Ricardo José David Costa
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Anais brasileiros de dermatologia (Online)
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Resumo: Abstract Background: Melanoma thickness is a relevant prognostic marker that is crucial for staging and its calculation relies on the histopathological examination. There is a risk of thickness underestimation with an incisional biopsy if the latter is not performed on a tumor area where the thickness is maximal. This occurrence may have an impact on a therapeutic decision, particularly regarding the excision margins and the need for sentinel lymph node biopsy. Objective: To assess the association between melanoma thickness and dermoscopic, demographic, epidemiological and clinical variables, aiming to identify predictive factors of thickness >1 mm. Methods: This was an observational and cross-sectional study, carried out on patients diagnosed with melanoma, from a single center over a time span of four years. Anatomopathological (thickness), dermoscopic, demographic, epidemiological, and clinical variables were collected. The associations between the variables with melanoma thickness were assessed. Results: A total of 119 patients were included. The presence of atypical vessels on the dermoscopic examination was an independent predictive factor of thickness >1 mm. Conversely, an atypical reticular pattern predicted melanoma thickness <1 mm. The presence of ephelides and a previous history of sunburn were also associated with melanomas thinner than 1 mm in the univariate analysis. Study limitations: The lack of data related to some variables and the absence of an optimal correlation between the dermoscopic and the anatomopathological examination constituted study limitations. Conclusion: An atypical vascular pattern on dermoscopy is associated with thickness >1 mm, helping with the choice of the optimal site to perform an incisional biopsy when an excisional biopsy is not feasible.
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spelling Predictive factors of melanoma thicknessDermoscopyMelanomaSentinel lymph node biopsyAbstract Background: Melanoma thickness is a relevant prognostic marker that is crucial for staging and its calculation relies on the histopathological examination. There is a risk of thickness underestimation with an incisional biopsy if the latter is not performed on a tumor area where the thickness is maximal. This occurrence may have an impact on a therapeutic decision, particularly regarding the excision margins and the need for sentinel lymph node biopsy. Objective: To assess the association between melanoma thickness and dermoscopic, demographic, epidemiological and clinical variables, aiming to identify predictive factors of thickness >1 mm. Methods: This was an observational and cross-sectional study, carried out on patients diagnosed with melanoma, from a single center over a time span of four years. Anatomopathological (thickness), dermoscopic, demographic, epidemiological, and clinical variables were collected. The associations between the variables with melanoma thickness were assessed. Results: A total of 119 patients were included. The presence of atypical vessels on the dermoscopic examination was an independent predictive factor of thickness >1 mm. Conversely, an atypical reticular pattern predicted melanoma thickness <1 mm. The presence of ephelides and a previous history of sunburn were also associated with melanomas thinner than 1 mm in the univariate analysis. Study limitations: The lack of data related to some variables and the absence of an optimal correlation between the dermoscopic and the anatomopathological examination constituted study limitations. Conclusion: An atypical vascular pattern on dermoscopy is associated with thickness >1 mm, helping with the choice of the optimal site to perform an incisional biopsy when an excisional biopsy is not feasible.Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia2022-10-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962022000500601Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia v.97 n.5 2022reponame:Anais brasileiros de dermatologia (Online)instname:Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia (SBD)instacron:SBD10.1016/j.abd.2021.12.002info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSilva,Ana Rita CarreiroVieira,Ricardo José David Costaeng2022-09-27T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0365-05962022000500601Revistahttp://www.anaisdedermatologia.org.br/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpabd@sbd.org.br||revista@sbd.org.br1806-48410365-0596opendoar:2022-09-27T00:00Anais brasileiros de dermatologia (Online) - Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia (SBD)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Predictive factors of melanoma thickness
title Predictive factors of melanoma thickness
spellingShingle Predictive factors of melanoma thickness
Silva,Ana Rita Carreiro
Dermoscopy
Melanoma
Sentinel lymph node biopsy
title_short Predictive factors of melanoma thickness
title_full Predictive factors of melanoma thickness
title_fullStr Predictive factors of melanoma thickness
title_full_unstemmed Predictive factors of melanoma thickness
title_sort Predictive factors of melanoma thickness
author Silva,Ana Rita Carreiro
author_facet Silva,Ana Rita Carreiro
Vieira,Ricardo José David Costa
author_role author
author2 Vieira,Ricardo José David Costa
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Silva,Ana Rita Carreiro
Vieira,Ricardo José David Costa
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Dermoscopy
Melanoma
Sentinel lymph node biopsy
topic Dermoscopy
Melanoma
Sentinel lymph node biopsy
description Abstract Background: Melanoma thickness is a relevant prognostic marker that is crucial for staging and its calculation relies on the histopathological examination. There is a risk of thickness underestimation with an incisional biopsy if the latter is not performed on a tumor area where the thickness is maximal. This occurrence may have an impact on a therapeutic decision, particularly regarding the excision margins and the need for sentinel lymph node biopsy. Objective: To assess the association between melanoma thickness and dermoscopic, demographic, epidemiological and clinical variables, aiming to identify predictive factors of thickness >1 mm. Methods: This was an observational and cross-sectional study, carried out on patients diagnosed with melanoma, from a single center over a time span of four years. Anatomopathological (thickness), dermoscopic, demographic, epidemiological, and clinical variables were collected. The associations between the variables with melanoma thickness were assessed. Results: A total of 119 patients were included. The presence of atypical vessels on the dermoscopic examination was an independent predictive factor of thickness >1 mm. Conversely, an atypical reticular pattern predicted melanoma thickness <1 mm. The presence of ephelides and a previous history of sunburn were also associated with melanomas thinner than 1 mm in the univariate analysis. Study limitations: The lack of data related to some variables and the absence of an optimal correlation between the dermoscopic and the anatomopathological examination constituted study limitations. Conclusion: An atypical vascular pattern on dermoscopy is associated with thickness >1 mm, helping with the choice of the optimal site to perform an incisional biopsy when an excisional biopsy is not feasible.
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