A Fast-Track Referral System for Skin Lesions Suspicious of Melanoma: Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study from a Plastic Surgery Center

Table 1

Results of referrals in the fast-track referral system for skin lesions suspicious of melanoma.

	Females	Males	Total	value
(%)	293 (52.7)	263 (47.3)	556	<0.05
Age (mean ± SE)	57 ± 1.0	60 ± 1.0	58 ± 0.7	<0.05
CM	170	142	312	<0.05
In situ (%)	23 (56.1)	18 (43.9)	41	ns
NMSC	13	16	29	ns
Benign	86	85	171	ns

CM: cutaneous melanoma.
NMSC: non-melanoma skin cancer.