Carpenter C L, Jolly H W, Sherman I J, Meek T J
Cutis. 1980 Apr;25(4):401-3, 409.
Data about melanomas seen in a private dermatologist's office during a fifteen year period were evaluated as to size, location, stage, and histologic level of the lesions, and sex and survival of the patients. Forty-three melanomas were seen in forty-one patients. Only four patients (9 percent) died as a result of their melanomas. All patients were at clinical stage 1 of the disease. Thirty-two lesions were smaller than 1.6 cm. Twenty-four (56 percent) of the lesions were of the superficial spreading type. Apparently, patients with melanomas seek advice at a dermatologist's office when their disease is at an earlier stage of development than do patients generally seen in other types of medical settings. A plea is made to examine patients yearly for pigmented lesions. The number of melanomas seen per 10,000 patient-visits rose during the fifteen year period.
对在一位私人皮肤科医生诊所十五年间所诊治的黑色素瘤患者的数据进行了评估，内容包括病变的大小、位置、分期、组织学分级，以及患者的性别和生存率。在41名患者中发现了43例黑色素瘤。仅有4名患者（9%）因黑色素瘤死亡。所有患者均处于疾病的临床1期。32个病变小于1.6厘米。24个病变（56%）为浅表扩散型。显然，与其他类型医疗环境中常见的患者相比，黑色素瘤患者在疾病发展的早期阶段就会到皮肤科医生诊所寻求建议。呼吁每年对患者进行色素沉着病变检查。在这十五年期间，每10000次患者就诊中发现的黑色素瘤数量有所增加。
