An analysis of gender differences in 4645 cases of pediatric and adolescent melanoma
Source: Contemporary Pediatrics, July 2022
At an SPD 2022 47th Annual Meeting poster session, researchers look at gender and age differences in pediatric patients with melanoma.
Researchers Sabrina Dahak, MS, University of Arizona College of Medicine in Phoenix; Jennifer M. Fernandez, MD, RD, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha; Jenna E. Koblinski, MD, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia; Clara Curiel-Lewandrowski, MD, University of Arizona, College of Medicine, in Tucson; and Rebecca Thiede, MD, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, evaluated gender differences in both presentation and survival of pediatric and adolescent patients with melanoma.
The investigators used a retrospective cohort study, conducted using the National Cancer Database to identify biopsy-confirmed invasive primary cutaneous melanoma cases diagnosed in patients aged 0 to 21 years, between 2004 and 2018. The study yielded 4645 cases.