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Table 3 History or pre-existing non-melanoma malignant skin lesions prior to metastatic melanoma diagnosisa

From: The occurrence of non-melanoma malignant skin lesions and non-cutaneous squamous-cell carcinoma among metastatic melanoma patients: an observational cohort study in Denmark

Outcome

Overall (N = 2814)

Stage IV at initial diagnosis (N = 1313)

Progressed to stage IV (N = 1501)

n

% (95 % CI)

n

% (95 % CI)

n

% (95 % CI)

cuSCC or BCC

243

8.6 (7.6-9.7)

82

6.2 (5.0-7.7)

161

10.7 (9.2-12.4)

Bowen’s disease

21

0.7 (0.5-1.1)

11

0.8 (0.4-1.4)

10

0.7 (0.3-1.2)

KA

19

0.7 (0.4-1.0)

9

0.7 (0.3-1.2)

10

0.7 (0.3-1.2)

AK

109

3.9 (3.2-4.6)

36

2.7 (2.0-3.7)

73

4.9 (3.9-6.0)

  1. aAbbreviation: BCC, basal cell carcinoma; cuSCC, cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma; AK, actinic keratosis; and KA, keratoacanthoma