Does acral lentiginous melanoma subtype account for differences in patterns of care in Black patients?

Source: docwirenews, January 2021

Melanoma-specific outcomes for Black patients are worse when compared to non-Hispanic white (NHW) patients.

We sought to evaluate whether acral lentiginous melanoma, seen more commonly in Black patients, was associated with racial disparities in outcomes METHODS: The National Cancer Database was analyzed for major subtypes of stage I-IV melanoma diagnosed from 2004 to 2016.

The association between Black race and (Siegel et al., Jan) 1 acral melanoma diagnosis and (Bradford et al., Apr) 2 receipt of major amputation for surgical management of melanoma was evaluated using multivariable logistic regression.

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