Table 1 Baseline characteristics of enrolled melanoma patients
From: Plasma exosome-derived connexin43 as a promising biomarker for melanoma patients
Characteristic | Melanoma patients (n = 112) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 59(52.68) |
Female | 53(47.32) |
Age(years) | |
< 60 | 48(42.86) |
≥ 60 | 64(57.14) |
Tumor diameter (cm) | |
< 10 | 98(87.50) |
≥ 10 | 14(12.50) |
Tumor location | |
Skin | 86(76.79) |
Mucous membrane, viscera | 26(23.21) |
Depth of tumor invasion(Clark level) | |
I-III | 52(46.43) |
IV-V | 60(53.57) |
Tumor stage | |
0-IIa | 50(44.64) |
IIb-IV | 62(55.36) |
Lymph node metastasis | |
YES | 63(56.25) |
NO | 49(43.75) |