Table 6 Summary of clinical follow-up of patients with melanocytic tumors with Spitz morphology

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

Follow-up period (years)

Diagnostic group

n

Mean

Median

Minimum

Maximum

Spitz nevus

11

2.5

2.5

2.0

4.0

Atypical Spitz tumor

17

3.4

3.0

3.0

5.0

Spitzoid melanoma

7

3.0

3.0

2.0

4.0

  1. All group are recurrence free after the indicated follow-up period.