Melanoma of Skin
Conditions
Brief summary
The primary objective of the study is to analyse a local cohort of patients aged 18-39 years with melanoma diagnosis in order to determine the prevalence of the disease in this age group. Secondary objectives are the following: * To identify risk factors associated with melanoma in young people. * To characterise the phenotype and dermoscopic features of melanoma in patients aged 18-39 years. * To analyse the relationship between the clinical and histopathological features of melanoma in young people. * To identify the mutational status of B-RAF in the sample of patients analysed.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Ente Ospedaliero Ospedali Galliera
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 39 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. written informed consent 2. age \> 18 years and \< 40 years 3. diagnosis of cutaneous melanoma even non-primary
Exclusion criteria
\-
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Melanoma prevalence | 3 years | Estimated prevalence of melanoma in a cohort group of patients aged 18 - 39 years |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Risk factor | 3 years | Identification of risk factors associated with melanoma in young people. |
| Melanoma phenotype | 3 years | Description of the main phenotypic of melanoma in this age group. |
| Histopathological feature | 3 years | Evaluation of the likely association between clinical and histopathological features of melanoma in young people. |
| Mutational status | 3 years | Identification of the presence of B-RAF mutations |
| Dermoscopy of melanoma | 3 years | Description of the main dermoscopic characteristics of melanoma in this age group. |
Countries
Italy
Contacts
Primary ContactSanja Javor, MD
Backup ContactDavide Corradengo
Outcome results
None listed