Survival with Malignant Melanoma
A Regression Analysis of Prognostic Factors
and histopathologic parameters have a significant influence on the survival probability of the patients
with primary malignant melanoma. The thicker the tumor and the deeper the invasion, the poorer the
prognosis. Localization of the tumor on the mucous membranes, ulceration, and presence of epithelioid
cells are all bad prognostic signs. The stronger the rim of inflammatory cell infiltrate, the better the
prognosis for the patient. Females have better prognosis than males and prognosis aggravate with age.
Using these parameters it is possible to make a prognosis forecast for the individual patient. Two
patients, one with a favorable set of parameters and another with an unfavorable set, are described.
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