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Table 1 Characteristics of patients

From: Serial detection of circulating tumour cells by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction assays is a marker for poor outcome in patients with malignant melanoma

Characteristics

Number of patients

%

Total analyzed

149

 

Sex

  

   Males

59

40

   Females

90

60

Median Age (years)

48

 

   Range

16–85

 

AJCC stage

  

   IA

50

33

   IB

22

15

   IIA

36

24

   IIB

12

8

   IIC

1

1

   III

28

19

Primary site

  

   Head and Neck

13

9

   Superior limbs

23

15

   Inferior limbs

47

32

   Trunk

63

42

   Unknown

3

2

  1. Staging was according to the recent American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) guidelines. Data refer to the time of diagnosis.
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