Melanomas en ancianoscaracterísticas clínico-espidemiológicas
- Arias Santiago, Salvador
- Aneiros Fernández, José F.
- Husein-ElAhmed, H.
- Girón Prieto, M.S.
- Naranjo Sintes, Ramón
- Abad Romero Balmas, José
ISSN: 0365-7965
Datum der Publikation: 2010
Band: 94
Nummer: 779
Seiten: 29-33
Art: Artikel
Andere Publikationen in: Actualidad médica
Zusammenfassung
Melanoma is an aggressive tumor derived from melanocytes with increasing incidence and high mortality r ates in the elderly population. W e hav e designed a retrospective study to know the clinical and epidemiological features of melanoma in patients aged more than 65 years old undergoing surgery in Hospital Clinic in Gr anada (Spain) in 2009. Mean Breslow thickness observed in elderly patients has been very high (2.6 mm) which worsens prognosis of this disease. It is very important to the suspected diagnosis by primary care physicians and geriatricians for an early referr al to specialized units to initiate appropriate treatments.