Multiple primary melanomas: A common occurrence in Western Sweden
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2017

Patients diagnosed with a single primary cutaneous melanoma are at increased risk of developing multiple primary melanomas. The aim of this study is to des- cribe the epidemiology of multiple primary melanomas (invasive and in situ) in Western Sweden. Data from the Swedish Melanoma Registry from 1990 to 2013 re- vealed that 898 patients (7.4%) developed 2,037 mul- tiple primary lesions and 11,254 patients developed single lesions. The proportion of subsequent lesions that were melanoma in situ was 47%, compared with 26% of rst melanomas (p<0.0001). The median time to diagnosis of a subsequent melanoma was 38 months (95% con dence interval (CI), 53–62 months). In total, 49% of subsequent melanomas were detec- ted within 3 years. Patients and physicians should be aware of the high proportion of multiple primary mela- nomas in Western Sweden, especially during the rst years of follow-up.

multiple primary melanomas

second primary melanoma

time to diagnosis

subsequent melanomas

cutaneous malignant melanoma

Synchronous melanomas

Författare

Magdalena Claeson

Göteborgs universitet

Paul Holmström

Chalmers, Teknikens ekonomi och organisation, Innovation and R&D Management

Stefan Hallberg

Göteborgs universitet

M. Gillstedt

Göteborgs universitet

Helena Gonzalez

Göteborgs universitet

Arne Rosen

Göteborgs universitet

John Paoli

Göteborgs universitet

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

0001-5555 (ISSN) 1651-2057 (eISSN)

Vol. 97 6 715-719

Ämneskategorier

Dermatologi och venereologi

Styrkeområden

Livsvetenskaper och teknik (2010-2018)

DOI

10.2340/00015555-2598

PubMed

27958612

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