Melanoma thickness and ulceration are the primary prognostic indicators of survival in early stage disease.
Is it true that melanoma thickness and ulceration are the primary prognostic indicators of survival in early stage disease?
Yes. Melanoma thickness (Breslow depth) and ulceration are consistently validated as the primary prognostic indicators of survival and recurrence in early-stage cutaneous melanoma.
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The retrieved literature extensively supports the claim that Breslow thickness and ulceration are central prognostic indicators for early-stage melanoma survival and recurrence, serving as the foundational clinical benchmark against which other biomarkers or gene expression profiles are compared.
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Chiu, Y., Cheng, C., Chen, K., Li, C., Wang, T., & Tsai, C. (2026). Clinical and Histopathological Prognostic Factors for Disease-Free Survival in Early-Stage Acral and Non-Acral Cutaneous Melanoma: A Retrospective Asian Cohort Analysis. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.2147/CMAR.S577632
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Choi, M., Jung, J., Won, C., Chang, S. E., Lee, M., & Lee, W. (2025). Effect of Anatomical Site on Prognosis and Progression Pattern in Early-Stage Acral Melanoma: A Retrospective Cohort Study of 281 Cases.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2025.10.065
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Teng, Y., Wu, J., Cai, X., Zhang, W., Jiang, K., Zhou, H., Guo, Z., Liu, J., Wang, Y., Liu, F., Lan, S., Meng, H., Ji, X., Xiang, M., Li, Y., & Wu, D. (2025). Poor prognosis of early-stage acral melanoma with a history of trauma: a multicenter analysis of 468 patients. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1093/oncolo/oyaf086
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CY, C., CY, L., TH, W., CH, T., JS, Y., & YJ, C. (2026). Recurrence Patterns and Prognostic Factors in Sentinel Lymph Node-Negative Melanoma in a Taiwanese Cohort With Predominant Acral Melanoma.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1111/1346-8138.70358
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Zhou, C., Chen, Y., Mooyaart, A., Valent, E., Pozza, L., Huigh, D., Nijsten, T., & Hollestein, L. (2025). Evaluation of gene expression profiling beyond Breslow thickness and ulceration for prediction of distant metastases in early-stage melanoma: the population-based Dutch Early-Stage Melanoma (D-ESMEL) study. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.11.10.25339906
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The retrieved literature extensively supports the claim that Breslow thickness and ulceration are central prognostic indicators for early-stage melanoma survival and recurrence, serving as the foundational clinical benchmark against which other biomarkers or gene expression profiles are compared.
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