Histo- pathological Characterization of malignant cutaneous melanoma. Cienfuegos Province. 2009-2011

• Main Authors: Zuria Elisa Ayala Reina (Author), Martha R. González Debén (Author), Janet Villafuerte Reinante (Author), Yarisdey Corrales Hernández (Author), Galia Ivis Pérez Rumbaut (Author), Daimy Nualla Bolufé (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos, 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary

<p><strong>Foundation:</strong> malignant melanoma is the cause of most deaths due to cutaneous cancer and its prognosis depends greatly on its staging at the moment of the diagnosis.<br /><strong>Objective</strong>: to characterize histo-pathologically cutaneous malignant melanoma in the Cienfuegos Province. <br /><strong>Methods:</strong> retrospective descriptive study which included all the patients with the diagnosis of cutaneous malignant melanoma in the Cienfuegos Province between January 2000 to 2011. Clark 's variables , Breslow' s index, mitotic index, age and sex were analyzed <br /><strong>Results:</strong> the predominant histological subtype is the superficial extensive melanoma, patients of the male sex predominated in ages from 50 to 69. A significant association between Clark's level, mitotic index and Breslow's index was shown. <br /><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Breslow's index constitutes one of the prognosis factors of greater importance at present for the correct staging of the patient with cutaneous malignant melanoma.</p>

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