학술논문
Cutaneous melanoma in older patients
Document Type
article
Author
Source
BMC Geriatrics, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2024)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1471-2318
Abstract
Abstract Background In industrialized countries, the aging population is steadily rising. The incidence of cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) is highest in old people. This study focuses on the clinicopathological profile of CMM and indicators of diagnostic-therapeutic performance in older patients. Methods This retrospective population-based cohort study included 1,368 incident CMM, as recorded in 2017 by the Regional Veneto Cancer Registry (Northeast Italy). Older subjects were defined as ≥ 80, old as 65–79, and adults as