Research Article

High Percentage of ADAM-10 Positive Melanoma Cells Correlates with Paucity of Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes but Does Not Predict Prognosis in Cutaneous Melanoma Patients

Table 1

Clinicopathological characteristics of the patients.

Clinicopathological characteristicsNumber (%)

All patients104 (100.0)

Age in years (21–79)
 Mean: 56.5 ± 15.4; median: 58.5
Gender
 Female60 (57.7)
 Male44 (42.3)
Primary tumor location
 Head/neck15 (14.4)
 Upper extremity18 (17.3)
 Lower extremity25 (24.0)
 Trunk42 (40.4)
 Hand/foot4 (3.8)
Primary tumor (pT)
 pT134 (32.7)
 pT220 (19.2)
 pT327 (26.0)
 pT423 (22.1)
Sentinel lymph node biopsy status (SNLB)60 (57.7)
 No metastases (SNLB−)48 (80.0)
 Metastases present (SNLB+) 12 (20.0)
Regional lymph nodes status (pN)
 No metastases (pN−)86 (82.7)
 Metastases present (pN+)18 (17.3)
Recurrence
 No87 (83.7)
 Yes17 (16.3)
Distant metastases
 No99 (95.2)
 Yes5 (4.8)