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Table 1 Clinical information of the patients (n =129)

From: Decreased expression of hyaluronan synthase 1 and 2 associates with poor prognosis in cutaneous melanoma

Variable

pT1

pT4

pN1-

Total

Number of cases

41 (31.8 %)

41 (31.8 %)

47 (36.4 %)

129 (100.0 %)

Gender

    

 Male

22 (17.1 %)

24 (18.6 %)

28 (21.7 %)

74 (57.4 %)

 Female

19 (14.7 %)

17 (13.2 %)

19 (14.7 %)

55 (42.6 %)

Age

    

 under 20

0 (0.0 %)

1 (0.8 %)

1 (0.8 %)

2 (1.6 %)

 20-59

18 (14.0 %)

14 (10.9 %)

26 (20.2 %)

58 (45.0 %)

 60 and over

23 (17.8 %)

26 (20.2 %)

20 (15.5 %)

69 (53.5 %)

Any relapse

    

 Yes

3 (2.4 %)

23 (18.1 %)

39 (30.7 %)

65 (51.2 %)

 No

37 (29.1 %)

16 (12.6 %)

3 (2.4 %)

56 (44.1 %)

 Spread at diagnosis

0 (0.0 %)

1 (0.8 %)

5 (3.9 %)

6 (4.7 %)

Alive

    

 Yes

31 (24.0 %)

8 (6.2 %)

9 (7.0 %)

48 (37.2 %)

 No

10 (7.8 %)

33 (25.6 %)

38 (29.5 %)

81 (62.8 %)

Cause of death

    

 Melanoma

1 (1.2 %)

20 (24.7 %)

32 (39.2 %)

53 (65.4 %)

 Other

5 (6.2 %)

7 (8.6 %)

0 (0.0 %)

12 (14.8 %)

 Not known

4 (4.9 %)

6 (7.4 %)

6 (7.4 %)

16 (19.8 %)