Table 1 Type of symptoms and the time interval from onset of symptoms to presentation among melanoma patients reporting symptoms
From: Which symptoms are linked to a delayed presentation among melanoma patients? A retrospective study
Symptom | ≤4 weeks | 4 weeks – 3 months | >3 months | Duration missing | Number reporting symptom (% of all patients) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
New lump on skin or new mole a | 8 (34.8) | 5 (21.7) | 9 (39.1) | 1 (4.3) | 23 (15.4) |
Mole changing shape, colour or growing bigger b | 41 (46.1) | 14 (15.7) | 29 (32.6) | 5 (5.6) | 89 (59.7) |
Mole growing bigger | 24 (43.1) | 9 (15.5) | 22 (37.9) | 2 (3.5) | 58 (38.9) |
Mole changing colour | 22 (44.9) | 7 (14.3) | 18 (36.7) | 2 (4.1) | 49 (32.9) |
Mole changing shape | 19 (43.2) | 7 (15.9) | 16 (36.4) | 2 (4.6) | 44 (29.5) |
Mole itchy | 10 (31.3) | 8 (25.0) | 11 (34.4) | 3 (9.4) | 32 (21.5) |
Mole bleeding or crusting | 21 (53.9) | 10 (25.6) | 7 (18.0) | 1 (2.6) | 39 (26.2) |
Lump in neck, groin or armpit | 3 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (2.0) |