| Prognostic significance of pregnancy in stage I melanoma. | |
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PMID: 2802988 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The clinical course of 66 patients with stage I melanoma, diagnosed during pregnancy, treated in the Division of Surgical Oncology at UCLA, was retrospectively reviewed. These patients were compared with 619 nonpregnant female patients with melanoma. There was no significant difference between the pregnant population and control population with respect to location of the primary tumor, age at diagnosis, Clark's level, mean depth of invasion (pregnant females, 1.24 mm vs control, 1.28 mm), and histologic type. The 5-year survival for the women diagnosed with melanoma during pregnancy and for the entire population was 86% and 87%, respectively. These results demonstrate that women diagnosed with melanoma during pregnancy fare no worse than their nonpregnant counterparts. Criteria other than the theoretical effect of pregnancy on the tumor should be used to counsel patients diagnosed with melanoma during pregnancy. |
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Authors:
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J H Wong; E E Sterns; K H Kopald; J A Nizze; D L Morton |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) Volume: 124 ISSN: 0004-0010 ISO Abbreviation: Arch Surg Publication Date: 1989 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1989-11-09 Completed Date: 1989-11-09 Revised Date: 2007-11-14 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9716528 Medline TA: Arch Surg Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1227-30; discussion 1230-1 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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John Wayne Cancer Clinic, Armand Hammer Laboratories, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA. |
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Adolescent Adult Female Humans Male Melanoma / mortality, pathology*, surgery Neoplasm Invasiveness Neoplasm Staging Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / mortality, pathology*, surgery Pregnancy Outcome Prognosis Retrospective Studies Skin Neoplasms / mortality, pathology*, surgery |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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CA 12582/CA/NCI NIH HHS; CA 29605/CA/NCI NIH HHS; CA 9010/CA/NCI NIH HHS |
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