Improved malignant melanoma prognosis at a consultant-delivered multidisciplinary pigmented lesion clinic in Cork.
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Dermatology Department, South Infirmary-Victoria University Hospital, Old, Blackrock Road, Cork. sineadfield@hotmail.comIssue Date
2012-02-01T10:42:41ZMeSH
AdolescentAdult
Aged
Ambulatory Care Facilities/*statistics & numerical data
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Hospitals, University
Humans
Infant
Ireland
Male
Melanoma/*diagnosis/*mortality/pathology
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Staging
Prognosis
Referral and Consultation/organization & administration
Skin Neoplasms/*diagnosis/*mortality/pathology
Young Adult
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Ir Med J. 2010 Feb;103(2):40-3.Journal
Irish medical journalPubMed ID
20666053Abstract
Early detection and excision is the only effective treatment for malignant melanoma. To assess the effect of a consultant-delivered, rapid-access pigmented lesion clinic (PLC) established at the South Infirmary-Victoria University Hospital (SIVUH), we analyzed melanoma tumour-stage prior to (1998-2002) and after (2003-2007) the advent of the PLC. Patients attending SIVUH had a greater proportion of early-stage tumours (65.3%) compared to the rest of Cork (51.2%), County Cork as a whole (56.7%) and all of Ireland (57.4%). The proportion of SIVUH males with early-stage tumours was statistically significantly higher than the rest of County Cork (chi2 = 11.23, P < 0.05). The proportion of patients > 50y with early-stage tumours was also statistically significantly higher than the rest of County Cork (chi2 = 18.88, P < 0.05), the whole of County Cork (chi2 = 7.84, P < 0.05) and all of Ireland (chi2 = 9.67, P < 0.05). We believe that the early detection and improved prognosis of Cork melanoma patients is at least partly due to the PLC.Language
engISSN
0332-3102 (Print)0332-3102 (Linking)
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