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Table 4
Clark’s level and Breslow thickness.
| Author | Clark’s level | Breslow thickness | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Döme et al. | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 13 (28.9%), <1.5 mm | 32 (71.11%), >1.5 mm |
| Hillen et al. | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 14 (24.1%) | 23 (39.7%) | 12 (20.7%) 1.51–3 mm | 9 (15.5%) |
| Ilmonen et al. | 1 (1.2%) | 3 (3.57%) | 51 (60.71%) | 25 (29.76%) | 4 (4.76%) | 24 (28.57%) | 25 (29.76%) | 34 (40,47%), >1.5 mm |
| Massi et al. | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (8.8%) | 40 (88.8%) | 1 (2.2%) | Cases: 4.3 (1.23) mm Controls: n/a | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (8.8%) |
| Pastushenko et al. | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 58 (30.05%) ≤ 1 mm, 39 (19.89%) 1-2 mm, 44 (22.44%) 2–4 mm, 57 (29.08%) > 4 mm |
| Ribatti et al. | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0 (0%), ≤1.5 m | 25 (100%), >1.5 mm | Shimizu et al. | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Straume et al. | n/a | n/a | n/a | 84 | 97 | 100 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Valencak et al. | 6 (5%) | 1 (0.833%) | 14 (11.667%) | 45 (37.5%) | 51 (42.5%) | 3 (2.5%) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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