Darrell S. Rigel

Basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas are important risk factors for cutaneous malignant melanoma. Screening implications

Background. This study was designed to determine the risk of developing malignant melanoma (MM) in patients with a history of basal cell and/or squamous cell skin cancer (BCC/SCC) and to determine whether surveillance efforts can be directed toward these patients for the detection of early MMs.

Predicting ten‐year survival of patients with primary cutaneous melanoma

Recently, the Pigmented Lesion Group at the University of Pennsylvania described a 4‐variable model for predicting 10‐year survival for patients with primary cutaneous melanoma. The variables are tumor thickness, anatomic site of the lesion, age, and gender. The objective of the current study was to test the validity of this model, employing the large data base of the New York University Melanoma Cooperative Group.