黑色素瘤的治疗和预后在韩国患者的肢端位置.pdfVIP

DOI 10.3349/ymj.2062 Original Article pISSN: 0513-5796, eISSN: 1976-2437 Yonsei Med J 51(4):562-568, 2010 Treatment and Outcomes of Melanoma in Acral Location in Korean Patients Mi Ryung Roh, Jihyun Kim, and Kee Yang Chung Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. Received: May 26, 2009 Purpose: A retrospective study was conducted to review the treatment and out- Revised: October 19, 2009 comes of mainly melanomas in acral location in a single institution in Korea, and Accepted: November 4, 2009 to evaluate the prognostic significance of anatomic locations of the tumor. Materials Corresponding author: Dr. Kee Yang Chung, and Methods: A retrospective review was completed on 40 patients between Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous 2001 and 2006 to obtain pertinent demographic data, tumor data, treatment charac- Biology Research Institute, Yonsei University teristics, and follow-up data. Results: Forty melanoma patients were identified College of Medicine, 250 Seongsan-ro, and analyzed. Of these, 18 were male and 22 were female patients and the mean Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, Korea. age at the time of diagnosis was 55.9 years. Of the tumors, 65% were located on Tel: 82-2-2228-2080, Fax: 82-2-393-9157 the hands and feet with acral lentiginous melanoma being the most common E-mail: kychung@yuhs.ac histological subtype. Univariate analysis for the overall melanoma survival revealed ∙The authors have no financi