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Retrospective evaluation of malignant melanoma patients: A single-center experience

Year 2021, Volume: 6 Issue: 2, 98 - 104, 05.05.2021

Mustafa Solak , Saadettin Kılıçkap , İsmail Celık

https://doi.org/10.22391/fppc.717911

Abstract

Introduction: Melanoma is a cancer arising from the malignant transformation of melanocytes. It is mostly seen in the skin, eyes, mucosal membranes, and meninges. Melanoma is one of the fastest rising of all cancers in the world.

Methods: We retrospectively examined the medical records of adult patients who were diagnosed with melanoma between January 2005 and December 2013 according to the Hospital-Based Cancer Registry (HBCR) of Hacettepe University Oncology Hospital.

Results: A total of 338 patients [193 (57.1%) men and 145 (42.9%) women] were included in the study. The male to female ratio was 1.3/1. The mean age of patients was 55.2±15.2 years (minimum-maximum: 16-87 years). The rate of male patients was higher in patients with cutaneous and uveal melanoma (respectively, 56.8% and 58.6%), whereas the rate of female patients was higher in patients with mucosal melanoma (female: 55.6% and male: 44.4%; respectively, p=0.746 and p=0.518). The median follow-up time was estimated to be 27.7 months (1-103 months). During follow-up period, 127 (37.6%) patients died, and 16 (4.7%) patients were lost to follow-up. The median overall survival time was 76.3 months. The 5-year survival rate was 53%. When all patients were evaluated according to melanoma subtypes, patients with melanoma of unknown primary origin had the lowest median survival time (6.4 months).

Conclusions: It is necessary to increase the awareness of people about melanoma and to make physicians more sensitive about skin examination in order to detect cutaneous melanomas in the early stages.

Keywords

Melanoma demographic factors pathology survival

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  • 27. Dhomen N, Marais R. New insight into BRAF mutations in cancer. Current opinion in genetics & development. 2007;17 (1):31-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gde.2006.12.005
  • 28. Chapman PB, Hauschild A, Robert C, Haanen JB, Ascierto P, Larkin J, et al. Improved survival with vemurafenib in melanoma with BRAF V600E mutation. N Engl J Med. 2011;364 (26):2507-16. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1103782
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Malign melanom hastalarının retrospektif değerlendirilmesi: Tek merkezli bir deneyim

Year 2021, Volume: 6 Issue: 2, 98 - 104, 05.05.2021

Mustafa Solak , Saadettin Kılıçkap , İsmail Celık

https://doi.org/10.22391/fppc.717911

Abstract

Giriş: Melanom, normal melanositlerin malign transformasyonu ile oluşan bir kanserdir. En fazla ciltte olmak üzere gözde, mukozalarda ve meninkslerde görülmektedir. Melanom tüm kanserler arasında sıklığı en fazla artan kanser türüdür.

Yöntem: Hacettepe Üniversitesi Onkoloji Hastanesi'nin, Hastaneye Dayalı Kanser Kayıt Merkezine göre Ocak 2005- Aralık 2013 tarihleri arasında melanom tanısı alan yetişkin hastaların tıbbi kayıtlarını retrospektif olarak inceledik.

Bulgular: Çalışmaya 193’ü (%57,1) erkek ve 145’i (%42,9) kadın olmak üzere toplam 338 hasta alındı. Çalışmaya alınan hastaların, erkek/ kadın oranı 1.3/1 olarak bulundu. Hastaların yaş ortalaması 55.2±15.2 idi (minimum ve maksimum: 16-87 yaş). Cilt ve uveal melanomlu hastalarda erkek cinsiyet daha fazla sıklıkta iken (%56,8 ve %58,6), mukozal melanomlu hastalar arasında kadın cinsiyetin daha baskın olduğu bulundu (kadın: %55,6, erkek %44,4; sırasıyla p=0.746ve p=0.518). Çalışmaya alınan hastalarda ortanca izlem süresi 27,7 ay (1-103 ay) olarak saptandı. Bu süre içinde hastaların 127’si (%37,6) kaybedildi, 16 hasta (%4,7) ise izlem-dışı kaldı. Ortanca genel sağkalım süresi tüm melanomlu hastalar için 76,3 ay iken, 5 yıllık sağkalım süresi %53 olarak bulundu. Melanom tipine göre ayrı ayrı hastalar değerlendirildiğinde, kökeni bilinmeyen melanomlu olgularda ortanca sağkalım en kötü idi (6,4 ay).

Sonuç: Kişilerin melanom konusunda farkındalıklarının artırılması ve hekimlerin cilt muayenesi konusunda daha duyarlı hale getirilmesi, kütanöz melanomların erken evrelerde tespit edilebilmesi için gereklidir.

Keywords

Melanom demografik faktörler patoloji sağkalım

References

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  • 4. Jemal A, Siegel R, Ward E, Hao Y, Xu J, Thun MJ. Cancer statistics, 2009. CA: a cancer journal for clinicians. 2009;59 (4):225-49. https://doi.org/10.3322/caac.20006
  • 5. Ries LA, Harkins D, Krapcho M, Mariotto A, Miller B, Feuer EJ, et al. SEER cancer statistics review, 1975-2003. 2006.
  • 6. [Cancer Statistics Turkey, 2016] (in Turkish) Republic of Turkey Ministry of Health, Department of Cancer. Available at: https://hsgm.saglik.gov.tr/depo/birimler/kanser-db/istatistik/Trkiye_Kanser_statistikleri_2016.pdf. (Access Date: January 21, 2021)
  • 7. Tas F, Kurul S, Camlica H, Topuz E. Malignant melanoma in Turkey: a single institution's experience on 475 cases. Jpn J Clin Oncol. 2006;36 (12):794-9. https://doi.org/10.1093/jjco/hyl114
  • 8. Chang AE, Karnell LH, Menck HR. The National Cancer Data Base report on cutaneous and noncutaneous melanoma: a summary of 84,836 cases from the past decade. Cancer: Interdisciplinary International Journal of the American Cancer Society. 1998;83 (8):1664-78. https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-0142(19981015)83:8<1664::AID-CNCR23>3.0.CO;2-G
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  • 13. Weinstock M, Sober A. The risk of progression of lentigo maligna to lentigo maligna melanoma. British Journal of Dermatology. 1987;116 (3):303-10. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2133.1987.tb05843.x
  • 14. Clark Jr WH, Mihm Jr MC. Lentigo maligna and lentigo-maligna melanoma. The American journal of pathology. 1969;55 (1):39. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/5776171
  • 15. Balch C, Karakousis C, Mettlin C, Natarajan N, Donegan W, Smart C, et al. Management of cutaneous melanoma in the United States. Surgery, gynecology & obstetrics. 1984;158 (4):311-8. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6710291
  • 16. Balch CM, Gershenwald JE, Soong S-j, Thompson JF, Atkins MB, Byrd DR, et al. Final version of 2009 AJCC melanoma staging and classification. J Clin Oncol. 2009;27 (36):6199. https://doi.org/10.1200/JCO.2009.23.4799
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  • 21. Kirkwood JM, Manola J, Ibrahim J, Sondak V, Ernstoff MS, Rao U. A pooled analysis of eastern cooperative oncology group and intergroup trials of adjuvant high-dose interferon for melanoma. Clin Cancer Res. 2004;10 (5):1670-7. https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-1103-3
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  • 26. Aamdal S, Wolff I, Kaplan S, Paridaens R, Kerger J, Schachter J, et al. Docetaxel (Taxotere) in advanced malignant melanoma: a phase II study of the EORTC Early Clinical Trials Group. Eur J Cancer. 1994;30 (8):1061-4. https://doi.org/10.1016/0959-8049(94)90456-1
  • 27. Dhomen N, Marais R. New insight into BRAF mutations in cancer. Current opinion in genetics & development. 2007;17 (1):31-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gde.2006.12.005
  • 28. Chapman PB, Hauschild A, Robert C, Haanen JB, Ascierto P, Larkin J, et al. Improved survival with vemurafenib in melanoma with BRAF V600E mutation. N Engl J Med. 2011;364 (26):2507-16. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1103782
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  • 30. Elwood JM, Jopson J. Melanoma and sun exposure: an overview of published studies. Int. J. Cancer. 1997;73 (2):198-203. https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-0215(19971009)73:2<198::AID-IJC6>3.0.CO;2-R
  • 31. Nelemans PJ, Groenendal H, Kiemeney L, Rampen F, Ruiter DJ, Verbeek A. Effect of intermittent exposure to sunlight on melanoma risk among indoor workers and sun-sensitive individuals. Environmental health perspectives. 1993;101 (3):252. https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.93101252
  • 32. The International Agency for Research on Cancer Working Group on artificial ultraviolet (UV) light and skin cancer. The association of use of sunbeds with cutaneous malignant melanoma and other skin cancers: a systematic review. Int. J. Cance. 2007;120 (5):1116-22. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.22453
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Primary Language English
Subjects Clinical Sciences
Journal Section Original Research
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Mustafa Solak 0000-0001-7939-7781

Saadettin Kılıçkap 0000-0003-1637-7390

İsmail Celık 0000-0003-1182-3865

Publication Date May 5, 2021
Submission Date April 17, 2020
Acceptance Date February 26, 2021
Published in Issue Year 2021 Volume: 6 Issue: 2

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APA Solak, M., Kılıçkap, S., & Celık, İ. (2021). Retrospective evaluation of malignant melanoma patients: A single-center experience. Family Practice and Palliative Care, 6(2), 98-104. https://doi.org/10.22391/fppc.717911
AMA Solak M, Kılıçkap S, Celık İ. Retrospective evaluation of malignant melanoma patients: A single-center experience. Fam Pract Palliat Care. May 2021;6(2):98-104. doi:10.22391/fppc.717911
Chicago Solak, Mustafa, Saadettin Kılıçkap, and İsmail Celık. “Retrospective Evaluation of Malignant Melanoma Patients: A Single-Center Experience”. Family Practice and Palliative Care 6, no. 2 (May 2021): 98-104. https://doi.org/10.22391/fppc.717911.
EndNote Solak M, Kılıçkap S, Celık İ (May 1, 2021) Retrospective evaluation of malignant melanoma patients: A single-center experience. Family Practice and Palliative Care 6 2 98–104.
IEEE M. Solak, S. Kılıçkap, and İ. Celık, “Retrospective evaluation of malignant melanoma patients: A single-center experience”, Fam Pract Palliat Care, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 98–104, 2021, doi: 10.22391/fppc.717911.
ISNAD Solak, Mustafa et al. “Retrospective Evaluation of Malignant Melanoma Patients: A Single-Center Experience”. Family Practice and Palliative Care 6/2 (May2021), 98-104. https://doi.org/10.22391/fppc.717911.
JAMA Solak M, Kılıçkap S, Celık İ. Retrospective evaluation of malignant melanoma patients: A single-center experience. Fam Pract Palliat Care. 2021;6:98–104.
MLA Solak, Mustafa et al. “Retrospective Evaluation of Malignant Melanoma Patients: A Single-Center Experience”. Family Practice and Palliative Care, vol. 6, no. 2, 2021, pp. 98-104, doi:10.22391/fppc.717911.
Vancouver Solak M, Kılıçkap S, Celık İ. Retrospective evaluation of malignant melanoma patients: A single-center experience. Fam Pract Palliat Care. 2021;6(2):98-104.

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