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Table 2 Characterisation of the metastasis cohort

From: Dynamic and unpredictable changes in mutant allele fractions of BRAF and NRAS during visceral progression of cutaneous malignant melanoma

Distant haematogenous metastases

n = 139 (100%)

Main visceral organs:

78 (56)

 CNS

38 (27)

 Lung

23 (17)

 Liver

17 (12)

Other organs:

61 (44)

 Adrenal gland

10 (7)

 Intestinal tract

8 (6)

 Distant skin

8 (6)

 Kidney

6 (4)

 Heart

5 (4)

 Spleen

5 (4)

 Pancreas

4 (3)

 Bone marrow

4 (3)

 Mesenterium

3 (2)

 Thyroid gland

3 (2)

 Bladder, Submandibular gland, Tongue, Prostate, Caval vein thrombus

1 (1)

DNA concentration (ng/μl), SD

209,43 (±197,47)

Tumor/normal ratio (%), SD

78,8 (±21)

  1. Abbreviations: CNS, central nervous system; SD, standard deviation