Table 1 Distribution of 50 patients with cutaneous melanoma in terms of primary diagnosis and location of tumor and first metastasis
Primary tumor diagnosis | Number |
|---|---|
Superficial spreading CM | 21 |
Nodular CM | 15 |
Amelanotic | 5 |
Acral | 2 |
Unknown | 7 |
Tumor location | |
Trunk | 30 |
Lower limbs | 13 |
Upper limbs | 4 |
Head and neck | 3 |
Site of first metastasis | |
Lymph node | 35 |
Subcutaneous | 28 |
Visceral | 17 |
Uterine adnexa | 1 |
Small intestine | 4 |
Adrenal gland | 2 |
Omentum | 1 |
Colon | 1 |
Lung | 3 |
Liver | 2 |
Testis | 1 |
Breast | 2 |