Table 5 Clinicopathological characteristics of patients with melanocytic tumors with Spitz morphology, measured miR-211 fluorescent intensity and clinical follow-up

From: microRNA in situ hybridization for miR-211 detection as an ancillary test in melanoma diagnosis

Case no.

Groups

miR-211 intensity

Age

Sex

Site

AJCC stage

Breslow’s depth (mm)

Clark's level

Mitotic count (/mm2)

Metastasis

Local recurrence

Follow-up (years)

1

Spitz nevus

20.2

11

F

Finger

    

0

0

3

2

Spitz nevus

65.4

5

M

Earlobe

    

0

0

2

3

Spitz nevus

55.9

1

F

Forearm

    

0

0

2

4

Spitz nevus

41.0

11

F

Back

    

0

0

2

5

Spitz nevus

37.1

6

M

Nose

    

0

0

2.5

6

Spitz nevus

37.0

5

F

Cheek

    

0

0

2.5

7

Spitz nevus

100.3

1

M

Calf

    

0

0

4

8

Spitz nevus

49.1

1.5

F

Lower eyelid

    

0

0

2.5

9

Spitz nevus

24.3

14

M

Dorsal foot

    

0

0

3

10

Spitz nevus

99.4

7

F

Shoulder

    

0

0

2

11

Spitz nevus

35.9

1

M

Dorsal foot

    

0

0

2

12

Atypical Spitz tumor

43.2

11

F

Upper arm

    

0

0

3

13

Atypical Spitz tumor

22.7

13

M

Arm

    

0

0

4

14

Atypical Spitz tumor

54.6

4

F

Thigh

    

0

0

5

15

Atypical Spitz tumor

62.3

4

M

Glabella

    

0

0

5

16

Atypical Spitz tumor

28.5

22

F

Back

    

0

0

2

17

Atypical Spitz tumor

57.5

12

F

Left cheek

    

0

0

2

18

Atypical Spitz tumor

44.3

32

M

Upper arm

    

0

0

4

19

Atypical Spitz tumor

47.0

29

F

Thigh

    

0

0

3

20

Atypical Spitz tumor

11.1

35

F

Thigh

    

0

0

3

21

Atypical Spitz tumor

53.9

13

F

Foot

    

0

0

3

22

Atypical Spitz tumor

54

13

F

Foot

    

0

0

3

23

Atypical Spitz tumor

25.6

16

F

Chest

    

0

0

3

24

Atypical Spitz tumor

27.3

63

M

Knee

    

0

0

 

25

Atypical Spitz tumor

34.4

25

F

Hand

    

0

0

3

26

Atypical Spitz tumor

48.9

46

F

Thigh

    

0

0

4

27

Atypical Spitz tumor

62.5

33

F

Right upper arm

    

0

0

5

28

Atypical Spitz tumor

39.2

13

F

Left foot

    

0

0

3

29

Spitzoid melanoma

57.8

10

M

Ear

T3aN0M0

1.9

V

0

0

0

2

30

Spitzoid melanoma

22.7

2

F

Right calf

T3aN0M0

2.5

IV

4

0

0

4

31

Spitzoid melanoma

47.8

23

M

Abdomen

T1aN0M0

0.55

III

0

0

0

4

32

Spitzoid melanoma

61.6

37

M

Right ear

TisN0M0

0

I

NA

0

0

2.5

33

Spitzoid melanoma

61.3

72

F

Buttock

T3aN0M0

3.5

IV

0

0

0

3

34

Spitzoid melanoma

40.7

49

F

Right ear

TisN0M0

0

I

NA

0

0

3

35

Spitzoid melanoma

70.7

37

F

Thigh

T1bN0M0

0.72

III

2

0

0

4