Clinical and Histological Features of Head and Neck Melanoma

CHU de Reims1,548 enrolled

Overview

The worldwide incidence of cutaneous melanoma has been increasing for the last 30 years in western populations. Among all melanomas, those located on the head and neck are more frequent than expected regarding the surface of this anatomical area, occur in older subjects than melanomas at other sites and have a worse prognosis than melanomas at other sites. The question whether head and neck melanomas could be a distinct entity has been debated.

Aim of the study was to compare clinical and histological characteristics between head and neck melanomas and melanomas at other sites.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

1,548

Conditions

Melanoma

Interventions

Data collectionOTHER

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * patients with melanoma * melanoma diagnosed between January 2004 and December 2011 * patients living in Champagne-Ardenne

Locations (1)

Chu de Reims

Reims, France, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Location of melanoma

Location of melanoma was classified in head and neck (scalp, forehead, temples, ears, neck, eyelids, nose, cheeks and area around mouse/chin) or other location (upper limb, lower limb, trunk, hand and foot).

Time frame: Day 0

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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