2020
Amelanotic melanoma of the head and neck: analysis of tumor characteristics from the National Cancer Database
Huayllani MT, Boczar D, Saleem HY, Spaulding AC, Bagaria SP, Lu X, Kassis S, Perdikis G, Forte AJ. Amelanotic melanoma of the head and neck: analysis of tumor characteristics from the National Cancer Database. International Journal Of Dermatology 2020, 60: 347-351. PMID: 33040374, DOI: 10.1111/ijd.15243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer DatabaseTumor characteristicsAmelanotic melanomaBreslow depthCancer DatabaseMitotic countCommon malignant melanomaPresence of ulcerationEarly disease stagesYears of ageRare subtypeDisease stageCutaneous melanomaMalignant melanomaMelanomaOlder ageAMHNPatientsNeckStatistical differenceUlcerationAgeHeadCountLymphNational Analysis of Patients With Ulcerated Melanoma in the United States
Boczar D, Sisti A, Restrepo DJ, Huayllani MT, Manrique OJ, Lu X, Spaulding AC, Bagaria SP, Parker AS, Forte AJ. National Analysis of Patients With Ulcerated Melanoma in the United States. Anticancer Research 2020, 40: 1055-1058. PMID: 32014953, DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.14042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUlcerated melanomaNational Cancer DatabaseNon-white patientsNon-white raceZip codesYears of agePatient disparitiesPatient demographicsMelanoma patientsTumor characteristicsMale sexUnfavorable prognosisCancer DatabaseHigher oddsLower oddsPatientsMelanomaUlcerationFacility characteristicsLower educationOddsLow incomeEducation levelUrban countiesPresent study
2019
Analysis of Melanoma in African American Patients in the United States
Boczar D, Restrepo DJ, Sisti A, Huayllani MT, Saleem HY, Lu X, Cinotto G, Manrique OJ, Spaulding AC, Forte AJ. Analysis of Melanoma in African American Patients in the United States. Anticancer Research 2019, 39: 6333-6337. PMID: 31704864, DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.13844.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAfrican American patientsAA patientsAmerican patientsTumor stagingWorse tumor stagingNational Cancer DatabaseAmerican Joint CommitteePresence of ulcerationAA raceTreatment delayAnalysis of melanomaCancer DatabaseCancer programsCancer stagePatient efficacyPatientsJoint CommitteeMelanomaMean timeTreatmentStagingCaucasiansDaysUnited StatesUlceration