Review Article

Adjuvant Treatment of Melanoma

Table 2

Prognostic factors in stage III.

FactorValue of ā€œPā€

Patient age<0.0001
Male versus female0.12
Primary location0.002
Ulceration of primary tumour0.13
Breslow thickness0.05
Number of positive nodes<0.0001
Clinical affectation of nodes0.0003
Micro- versus macrometastasis in the lymphatic nodes<0.001
Extranodal extension0.07.