Comparison of Clinicopathologic Features and Survival of Histopathologically Amelanotic and Pigmented Melanomas: A Population-Based Study
Hoda Anton‐Culver, Anne Kricker, Loraine D. Marrett, Alison Venn, Roberto Zanetti, Irene Orlow, Susan Paine, Anne S. Reiner, Pamela A. Groben, Peter A. Kanetsky, Bruce K. Armstrong, Weston T. Waxweiler, Patrick M. Dillon, Lynn From, Marianne Berwick, Klaus J. Busam, Richard P. Gallagher, Honglin Hao, Nancy E. Thomas, Colin B. Begg, Stephen B. Gruber, Jill S. Frank, David W. Ollila, Terence Dwyer, Stefano Rosso, Li Luo
Abstract
Previous studies have reported that histopathologically amelanotic melanoma is associated with poorer survival than pigmented melanoma; however, small numbers of amelanotic melanomas, selected populations, lack of centralized pathology review, or no adjustment for stage limit interpretation or generalization of results from prior studies.