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 2

Histopathological parameters of primary tumors.

Histopathological parameters of the primary tumor	Number (%)
Breslow thickness
	34 (32.7)
1.01–2.00 mm	20 (19.2)
2.01–4.00 mm	27 (26.0)
	23 (22.1)
Clark level
I	0 (0.0)
II	18 (17.3)
III	49 (47.1)
IV	26 (25.0)
V	11 (10.6)
Histologic type
Superficial spreading melanoma (SSM)	68 (65.4)
Nodular malignant melanoma (NMM)	32 (30.8)
Acral-lentiginous melanoma (ALM)	4 (3.8)
Mitotic rate
0	45 (43.3)
1-2	26 (25.0)
≥3	33 (31.7)
Ulceration
No	55 (52.9)
Yes	49 (47.1)
Lymphangio invasion
No	74 (71.2)
Yes	30 (28.8)
Growth phase
Radial	3 (2.9)
Vertical	101 (97.1)
Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs)
No	18 (17.3)
Nonbrisk	34 (32.7)
Brisk	52 (50)
Microsatellitosis
No	98 (94.2)
Yes	6 (5.8)
Tumor regression
No	96 (92.3)
Yes	8 (7.7)