Table 3 Treatment characteristics of 1073 melanoma patients
From: Melanoma characteristics in Brazil: demographics, treatment, and survival analysis
Treatment | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Surgery (primary tumour) | ||
Not operated | 135 | 12.6 |
Primary closure | 385 | 35.8 |
Local surgery* | 257 | 20 |
Local surgery and reconstruction (graft or flap) | 213 | 23.8 |
Amputation | 64 | 6.0 |
Second intention healing | 19 | 1.8 |
Sentinel node biopsy | ||
No | 700 | 73.8 |
Yes | 373 | 26.2 |
Positive | 89 | 23.9 |
Negative | 251 | 76.3 |
Not accessed/available | 33 | 8.8 |
Adjuvant therapy | ||
No | 908 | 84.6 |
Radiation | 37 | 3.4 |
Systemic | 86 | 8.0 |
Not Available | 42 | 3.9 |
Systemic therapy | ||
No | 471 | 43.9 |
Yes | 180 | 16.7 |
Not available | 422 | 39.3 |
Radiation therapy (metastasis) | ||
No | 518 | 48.3 |
Yes | 133 | 12.4 |
Not available | 422 | 39.3 |