Malignant Melanoma in Older Adults: Different Patient or Different Disease?
Sasson D, Smetona J, Parsaei Y, Papageorge M, Ariyan S, Olino K, Clune J. Malignant Melanoma in Older Adults: Different Patient or Different Disease? Cureus 2023, 15: e34742. PMID: 36909026, PMCID: PMC9998075, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.34742.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMelanoma-specific survivalRecurrence-free survivalOlder patientsT2 tumorsNodal positivityMetastatic progressionOlder adultsConclusion Older adultsLog-rank testingKaplan-Meier analysisT4 tumorsYounger patientsT1 tumorsBreslow thicknessClinical outcomesTumor characteristicsTumor thicknessSingle institutionClinical behaviorMalignant melanomaLower incidenceHigh incidencePatientsConsecutive sampleAge groups