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Cutaneous melanoma is rare among Chinese people. The clinicopathologic features and prognostic factors of 63 Hong Kong ethnic Chinese cases were analysed. We found that the mean age of onset was 65.5 years with a female: male ratio of 1 ∶ 1.33. Forty- two (66.7% ) patients had their tumours on their feet. More than 50% had the acral lentiginous histologic subtype. The mean tumour thickness was 5.73 mm with 92.1% (n=58) having a Clark’ s level of III or more. Of the tumours, 57.1% were ulcerated. Stage I and II tumours comprised 73% (n=46) while stage III and IV tumours made up of 26% (n=17). The 1- , 3- and 5- year survival rates were 75% , 30% and 17% , respectively. Univariate analysis for overall survival showed that advanced clinical staging (stage III and IV), tumour ulceration and thicker tumour ( > 4 mm) had a significantly poorer prognosis. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that advanced clinical staging was the most decisive prognostic factor followed by tumour ulceration. Our study showed that cutaneous melanoma in Chinese people is a disease predominantly of an older age group with the acral lentiginous histologic type located mainly on the feet. The prognosis depends on clinical staging and ulceration status.
We found that the mean age of onset was 65.5 years with a female: male ratio of 1: 1.33. Forty- two ( 66.7%) patients had their tumors on their feet. More than 50% had the acral lentiginous histologic subtype. The mean tumor thickness was 5.73 mm with 92.1% (n = 58) having a Clark’s level of III or more. Of the The 1-, 3- and 5- year survival rates were 73% (n = 46) while stage III and IV tumours made up 26% (n = 17) Univariate analysis for overall survival showed that advanced clinical staging (stage III and IV), tumor ulceration and thicker tumor (> 4 mm) had a significantly poorer prognosis. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that advanced medicine staging was the most decisive prognostic factor followed by tumor ulceration. Our study showed that cutaneous melanoma in Chinese people is a disease predominantly of an older age group with the acral lentiginous histologic type located mainly on the feet. The prognosis depends on clinical staging and ulceration status.