Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients with melanocytic tumors
From: microRNA in situ hybridization for miR-211 detection as an ancillary test in melanoma diagnosis
Common nevus | Dysplastic nevus | Primary cutaneous melanoma | Spitz nevus | Atypical Spitz tumor | Spitzoid melanoma | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, mean (years) | 40.1 | 46.4 | 62.7 | 5.7 | 22.6 | 32.9 |
Age range (years) | 11–68 | 32–71 | 32–93 | 1–11 | 4–63 | 2–72 |
Gender | ||||||
Male | 15 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Female | 17 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 4 |
Anatomic site | ||||||
Head and neck | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Upper extremity | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Trunk | 18 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Lower extremity | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Glabrous skin | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Total | 32 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 7 |
