Risk factors for lentigo maligna melanoma compared with superficial spreading melanoma: A case-control study in Australia

Marina Kvaskoff, Victor Siskind, Adèle C. Green

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    Abstract

    Objective: To investigate risk factors for lentigo maligna melanoma (LMM) compared with superficial spreading melanoma (SSM). Design: Population-based case-control study in Queensland, Australia. Setting: General community. Participants: Population-based sample of 49 patients with LMM and 141 with SSM (in situ or invasive) aged 14 to 86 years at diagnosis in 1979 and 1980 and 232 control subjects. Response rates were 97.1% in cases and 91.8% in controls. Main Outcome Measures: Risks of both subtypes in relation to phenotypic and environmental factors, estimated by multinomial logistic regression. Results: The number of solar lentigines was the strongest determinant for LMM(odds ratio [OR], 15.93;P
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)164-170
    Number of pages6
    JournalArchives of Dermatology
    Volume148
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Feb 2012

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