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Excision showed a DM with a thickness of 2.95 mm.</p>" ] ] ] "textoCompleto" => "<span class="elsevierStyleSections"><span id="sec0005" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0025">Introduction</span><p id="par0005" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Desmoplastic melanoma (DM) is a rare variant of melanoma that has distinct histologic features and biological behavior to conventional melanoma. It was described by Conley et al.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0005"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">1</span></a> in 1971 as a paucicellular tumor composed of spindle cells with little atypia and abundant collagenous stroma.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0005"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">1</span></a> In terms of prognosis, there is some controversy regarding the risk of lymph node spread and its impact on survival.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0010"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">2–4</span></a> This review offers updated, practical information on how to manage DM.</p></span><span id="sec0010" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0030">Material and Methods</span><p id="par0010" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">We conducted a literature search in PubMed, EMBASE, and Google Scholar databases using the search term “desmoplastic melanoma” and additional terms depending on the subsection studied. We also scanned the reference lists of selected articles to identify other potentially relevant articles.</p></span><span id="sec0015" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0035">Epidemiology</span><p id="par0015" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">DM is rare and accounts for less than 4% of all melanomas.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0025"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">5,6</span></a> According to a recent retrospective study, just 0.4% of all melanomas diagnosed in the Netherlands between 2000 and 2014 were DMs.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0035"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">7</span></a> In another study using data from the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program, the authors estimated an annual incidence of 0.2 cases of DM per 100000 inhabitants, with an annual increase of 4.6%.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0025"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">5</span></a> This increase was attributed to the relationship between DM and sun exposure, population aging, and improvements in diagnosis.</p><p id="par0020" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">DM is more common in men, with a male to female ratio of approximately 1.7-2 to 1.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0025"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">5,8,9</span></a> Mean age at diagnosis is 66 to 69 years, which is considerably older than that described for nondesmoplastic melanoma (NDM) (approximately 60 years).<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0025"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">5,8–10</span></a></p><p id="par0025" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Similarly to lentigo maligna (LM) and lentigo maligna melanoma (LMM), DM tends to occur in areas of chronic sun exposure. The most common location is the head and neck (50% of cases), followed by the trunk (20%-25%) and extremities (20%-25%). DM can, however, arise in areas not chronically exposed to the sun, such as mucous membranes<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0055"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">11</span></a> and acral sites.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0060"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">12</span></a></p></span><span id="sec0020" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0040">Histopathology</span><p id="par0030" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">DM is an invasive melanoma primarily composed of amelanotic spindle-shaped melanocytes immersed in a highly collagenous stroma.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0005"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">1,8</span></a> Its characteristic morphologic appearance is that of a paucicellular dermal tumor with an irregular outline, a poorly defined contour, and a low to moderate density of melanocytes in a prominent collagenous stroma (<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0005">Fig. 1</a>A). Tumor cells are typically arranged in an isolated, disordered fashion among the collagen bundles.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0065"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">13</span></a> Melanocytes are usually spindle shaped and nonpigmented (similar to fibroblasts) and have poorly defined cytoplasms and cytoplasmic membranes. Cytologic atypia ranges from minimal to moderate; mitotic figures are uncommon (<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0005">Fig. 1</a>B).</p><elsevierMultimedia ident="fig0005"></elsevierMultimedia><p id="par0035" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The overlying epidermis shows few or no alterations in almost 50% of cases<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0070"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">14</span></a> and the appearance is that of a fibrous or mesenchymal tumor. In the remaining cases, histology shows an atypical proliferation of melanocytes at the dermoepidermal junction or a melanoma in situ, usually LM<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0075"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">15</span></a> (<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0005">Fig. 1</a>C). In these cases, the appearance may be that of a melanoma in situ or a junctional melanocytic lesion with a prominent underlying scar.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0080"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">16,17</span></a></p><p id="par0040" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The histologic diagnosis of DM presents challenges. Because of its inoffensive, deceptive appearance and the superficial nature of some biopsies, DM can go unnoticed or be mistaken for other lesions. The differential diagnosis should include benign tumors and lesions such as scars, dermatofibroma, neurofibroma, and desmoplastic nevus, in addition to malignant tumors, such as desmoplastic sarcomatoid carcinoma, atypical fibroxanthoma, dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, fibrosarcoma, leiomyosarcoma, and malignant peripheral nerve tumor.</p><p id="par0045" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Immunohistochemistry can be very useful in the differential diagnosis, but on occasions it is of no help. In such cases, it is important to check for morphologic features often seen in DM. While these features are not specific, they can help establish a diagnosis. <ul class="elsevierStyleList" id="lis0005"><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0005"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">-</span><p id="par0050" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">DM often spreads to deep layers, in many cases occupying the entire dermis and extending into the subcutaneous tissue.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0090"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">18</span></a></p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0010"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">-</span><p id="par0055" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Fibromyxoid stroma is common.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0095"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">19</span></a></p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0015"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">-</span><p id="par0060" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Solar elastosis is observed in the superficial dermis in approximately 80% of tumors.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0100"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">20</span></a> Observation of clumps of elastotic material trapped in the core of the tumor, even in its deeper regions, offers important diagnostic information as these clumps are not seen in other entities in the differential diagnosis (<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0010">Fig. 2</a>A).<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0080"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">16</span></a></p><elsevierMultimedia ident="fig0010"></elsevierMultimedia></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0020"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">-</span><p id="par0065" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The presence of small peripheral or perineural lymphoid aggregates can also help raise suspicion of DM in paucicellular tumors with minimal atypia (<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0010">Fig. 2</a>B).<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0105"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">21</span></a></p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0025"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">-</span><p id="par0070" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Neurotropism (perineural or intraneural invasion) is observed in approximately 30% of DMs (<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0010">Fig. 2</a>C).<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0110"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">22</span></a> DM can sometimes exhibit neural transformation, which is currently considered to be a form of neurotropism.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0115"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">23</span></a></p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0030"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">-</span><p id="par0075" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Melanocytes with large, hyperchromatic nuclei are always present, even if focally.</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0035"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">-</span><p id="par0080" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">DM is a predominantly amelanotic tumor; diffuse pigmentation is very unusual.</p></li></ul></p><p id="par0085" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">In 2004, Busam et al.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0065"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">13</span></a> proposed classifying DM as pure or mixed (combined) depending on the proportion of the invasive tumor occupied by the desmoplastic component. For a DM to be classified as pure, at least 90% of the invasive component had to be desmoplastic and be accompanied by a fibrous stroma. Mixed DM, by contrast, had a smaller desmoplastic component (<90%) and was accompanied by an NDM component comprising cohesive groups of epithelioid and/or spindle-shaped melanocytes without an intercellular fibrous stroma (<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0010">Fig. 2</a>D).</p><p id="par0090" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Histologic subtypes of DM also show other microscopic differences. Mixed DM tends to be more cellular and has greater cytologic atypia, a higher mitotic rate, and a higher proliferative index (KI67). Neurotropism and neural differentiation, by contrast, are more common in pure DM<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0065"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">13,24</span></a>.</p><p id="par0095" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Busam et al.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0065"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">13</span></a> also showed that the above histologic distinction might have prognostic and treatment implications, highlighting the importance of correct classification. In some cases, particularly in more cellular tumors, the desmoplastic component can be difficult to detect using hematoxylin-eosin staining, leading to staging errors.</p><p id="par0100" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The most common immunohistochemical profile for DM is positive staining with S100, SOX10, and nerve growth factor receptor (NGFR) (75%) and negative staining with the melanocytic differentiation markers human melanoma black 45 (HMB45), tyrosinase, microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF), and melan antigen recognized by T cells 1 (Melan-A or MART-1) (<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0015">Fig. 3</a>).<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0125"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">25</span></a> It is important to correlate positive results with morphologic findings, especially in re-excision specimens, as S100<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0130"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">26</span></a> and SOX-10<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0135"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">27</span></a> may also be expressed in stromal and inflammatory cells, while NGFR is seen in myoepithelial cells, fibroblasts, reactive myofibroblasts, and nerve fibers.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0140"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">28</span></a> Before ruling out DM, it is important to bear in mind that some tumors express minimal or no SOX10.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0145"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">29</span></a> Unlike melanocytes in DM, those in melanoma in situ or in the NDM component of mixed DM show positive staining with HMB45, tyrosinase, MITF, and Melan-A and do not express NGFR. PReferentially expressed Antigen in MElanoma (PRAME) is more common in other variants of melanoma than in DM, where it is expressed in just 35% of cases.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0150"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">30</span></a></p><elsevierMultimedia ident="fig0015"></elsevierMultimedia><p id="par0105" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Most DMs in severely sun-damaged skin have very high mutational burden with a strong UV radiation signature. Activating mutations in the MAPK signaling pathway (e.g., the <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">BRAF</span> V600E mutation), which are relatively common in other types of melanomas, are usually absent in DM. Mutations in <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">NF1</span> (55%)<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0155"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">31</span></a>, <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">TP53</span> (48%), and <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">CDKN2A</span> (47%), however, are common. Other less common activating mutations in the MAPK pathway may also be seen, such as amplifications of the receptor tyrosine kinase gene (<span class="elsevierStyleItalic">EGFR</span>, <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">MET</span>, and <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">ERBB2</span>) and loss of <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">CBL</span>.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0160"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">32</span></a> Some of these alterations could be potential therapeutic targets.</p></span><span id="sec0025" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0045">Clinical Presentation</span><p id="par0110" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">DM usually presents as a firm, nonpigmented papule or plaque with poorly defined borders in sun-damaged skin (<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0020">Fig. 4</a>). Malignant melanoma is suspected initially in just 27% of cases.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0100"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">20</span></a> Clinically, DM is often confused with a benign skin lesion, such as scar tissue, dermatofibroma, neurofibroma, and intradermal melanocytic nevus, or with a malignant nonmelanocytic skin tumor such as basal cell carcinoma and squamous carcinoma (<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0025">Fig. 5</a>).</p><elsevierMultimedia ident="fig0020"></elsevierMultimedia><elsevierMultimedia ident="fig0025"></elsevierMultimedia><p id="par0115" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">There are also clinical differences between pure and mixed DMs.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0065"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">13</span></a> An epidermal component in the form of LM, LMM, or superficial spreading melanoma appears to be present in 80% to 100% of mixed DMs. Lesions suspicious for LMM should therefore be palpated to check for a firm subcutaneous nodule indicative of DM (<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0030">Fig. 6</a>).<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0075"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">15</span></a></p><elsevierMultimedia ident="fig0030"></elsevierMultimedia><p id="par0120" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Associated epidermal lesions are less common in pure DM (63%-80% of cases), which usually presents as a nodule or indurated subcutaneous plaque without superficial changes, explaining why its diagnosis is often delayed and why it is thicker at diagnosis than the mixed variant.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0100"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">20,33</span></a> Both pure and mixed DMs are thicker at diagnosis than conventional melanomas, with a mean Breslow thickness of 2.5 to 6.5 mm and in most cases a Clark level of IV or V.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0025"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">5,10,20,34</span></a></p><p id="par0125" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Dermoscopy can be a useful tool for the diagnosis of DM. Absence of a pigment network and observation of regression structures with off-white scar areas, granules (peppering), and atypical vascular patterns should raise suspicion.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0175"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">35</span></a> Jaimes et al.,<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0165"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">33</span></a> in a study of 37 DMs, reported that the most common dermoscopic characteristics were vascular blush, polymorphous vessels, peppering, and asymmetric perifollicular hyperpigmentation. Just 43% of the tumors had features specific to melanocytic lesions, such as globules (44%), a pigment network (38%), a pseudonetwork (25%), and a negative network (6%) (<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0035">Fig. 7</a>). In other series, however, all the tumors analyzed showed at least 1 melanoma-specific characteristic.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0075"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">15,33,36</span></a> As expected, mixed DMs, which more often have an epidermal component, show a greater number and variety of melanoma-specific characteristics and dermoscopic findings associated with LM, such as the annular-granular pattern and polygonal lines.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0165"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">33</span></a></p><elsevierMultimedia ident="fig0035"></elsevierMultimedia><p id="par0130" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">There is still little evidence to support the usefulness of confocal reflectance microscopy (CRM) in the diagnosis of DM. In a study of 14 cases analyzed by CRM followed by histopathologic analysis, Maher et al.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0180"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">36</span></a> found that CRM detected a similar frequency of melanoma-specific features (pagetoid cells, cells with atypia and nucleated cells in the dermis) to that observed in other subtypes of melanoma. By contrast, abundant spindle cells interspersed with collagen fibers in the superficial dermis appeared to be more specific to DM.</p></span><span id="sec0030" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0050">Prognosis</span><p id="par0135" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Current evidence suggests that DM behaves differently to conventional melanoma.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0015"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">3,37</span></a> It appears to be associated with a higher risk of local recurrence and a lower rate of lymph node metastasis.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0015"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">3,34,38</span></a> The risk of lymph node involvement seems to be lower than in NMDs of a similar thickness<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0015"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">3,37</span></a>; variable rates have been reported for sentinel lymph node involvement (0% to 18.2% depending on the series).<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0015"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">3</span></a> It is difficult to accurately predict the prognosis of DM, as conflicting data have been reported and many studies do not distinguish between pure and mixed variants. Most recent studies, however, have not found significant differences in survival between patients with DMs and NDMs of a similar thickness.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0015"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">3,6,20,37,39,40</span></a> The impression that pure DM is less likely than mixed DM to spread to distant sites and therefore has better survival rates has not been consistently demonstrated. Maurichi et al.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0195"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">39</span></a> observed significant differences in overall survival between patients with mixed and pure DM (61.3% vs. 79.5%), but their findings have not been corroborated by subsequent studies.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0035"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">7,41</span></a> Distant metastases, which are mostly located in the lung, have been linked to previous recurrences and deep lesions.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0170"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">34</span></a></p><p id="par0140" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Most studies have shown that DM has a high risk of local recurrence (approximately 10%-14%)<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0185"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">37,39,42,43</span></a>, particularly in the case of mixed DMs.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0195"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">39</span></a> Some authors have attributed the more local aggressive nature of pure DM to its later diagnosis (it is a rare tumor with an atypical presentation) and to the high frequency of perineural invasion and inadequate surgical margins.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0100"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">20,37</span></a></p><p id="par0145" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">A number of factors might explain the more aggressive behavior of DM. Shi et al.,<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0190"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">38</span></a> in a retrospective study of 3657 DM cases, found that male sex and an age of older than 68 years were independent predictors of worse overall and disease-free survival. Although these findings have some support in the literature,<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0155"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">31,36,40</span></a> other authors have not detected any differences in disease-free survival.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0185"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">37,44,45</span></a> Perineural invasion has also been proposed as a poor prognostic factor in DM<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0030"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">6,46</span></a> and has been seen to significantly correlate with greater Breslow thickness.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0100"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">20</span></a></p></span><span id="sec0035" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0055">Treatment Strategies in DM</span><span id="sec0040" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0060">Surgery</span><p id="par0150" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Numerous studies have shown that wide excision (with margins of ≥ 2 cm) does not improve survival in primary cutaneous melanoma with a Breslow thickness ≤ 2 mm.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0195"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">39,47</span></a> DMs, however, tend to be thicker than conventional melanoma at diagnosis and more often need excision with 2-cm margins. Wide excision is especially important considering the higher local recurrence rates described for DM.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0030"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">6,34,42</span></a></p><p id="par0155" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">In one Australian series, an excision margin of ≥ 2 cm was associated with fewer recurrences than one of < 1 cm.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0030"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">6</span></a> Maurichi et al.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0195"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">39</span></a> also evaluated prognosis according to DM subtype and surgical margins and found that patients with pure DM and a Breslow thickness ≤ 2 mm had higher recurrence rates and worse overall 5-year survival when 1-cm rather than 2-cm margins were used. Prognosis, however, was similar when 2-cm margins were used to treat patients with pure DM and a Breslow thickness of ≤ 2 mm or > 2 mm. Margin size did not significantly influence prognosis in patients with mixed DM.</p><p id="par0160" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">A surgical margin of 2 cm thus should be considered for the excision of pure DMs, even in tumors thinner than 2 mm. This recommendation is less clear for tumors thinner than 1 mm, as no studies have analyzed outcomes with 1-cm margins.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0015"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">3</span></a> In conclusion, wide excision should be prioritized whenever possible in pure DMs to avoid local recurrence, although this may not always be possible as many lesions are located in anatomically complex areas, such as the head and neck.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0075"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">15</span></a></p></span><span id="sec0045" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0065">Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy</span><p id="par0165" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The value of sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy in DM is controversial. In melanoma, this procedure is currently used to identify patients with a worse prognosis who could benefit from adjuvant therapy. Evidence of its usefulness in DM is based on data from retrospective case series, several of which have shown clear differences in melanoma-specific survival according to SLN status.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0025"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">5,37,40,44</span></a></p><p id="par0170" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">A 5% probability of SLN positivity is the usual threshold for considering SLNB.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0240"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">48</span></a> According to the most recent series of DM, SLN positivity rates range between 0% and 18.2%<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0035"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">7,37,39–43,49–58</span></a> (<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#tbl0005">Table 1</a>), and the 5 series that reported a rate of 0% all had fewer than 25 patients.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0210"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">42,43,49,50,55</span></a> Dunne et al.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0295"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">59</span></a> reported a rate of 6.5% in a systematic review published in 2017.</p><elsevierMultimedia ident="tbl0005"></elsevierMultimedia><p id="par0175" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">It could be helpful to distinguish between DM subtypes when evaluating the risk of SLN involvement and the value of SLN biopsy. SLN involvement is more likely in mixed DMs (8.5%-25%) than pure DMs (0-18.2%).<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0035"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">7,39,41,52,54–56,58,60</span></a> The respective rates reported by Dunne et al.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0295"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">59</span></a> in their systematic review were 13.8% and 5.4%.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0295"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">59</span></a> Just 1 study has reported a higher risk of SLN involvement in pure DMs.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0205"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">41</span></a></p><p id="par0180" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">To sum up, the value of SLN biopsy is clearer in mixed DM than in pure DM. It is also important, however, to consider other factors such as age, comorbidities, and primary tumor location. Old age and a head and neck location have traditionally been considered to be associated with a lower risk of SLN involvement.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0305"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">61</span></a></p><p id="par0185" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Few studies have reported positivity rates for non-SLN lymph nodes in patients with DM who have undergone complete lymph node dissection after a positive SLN biopsy. Two studies with over 200 DM patients each reported non-SLN lymph node positivity rates of 16.7% and 23.5%,<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0185"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">37,58</span></a> which are similar to those reported for NDM.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0310"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">62</span></a> Although the evidence is limited, it would seem sensible to apply the same algorithm as that used in conventional melanoma to manage DM patients with a positive SLN biopsy.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0315"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">63</span></a></p></span><span id="sec0050" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0070">Radiotherapy</span><p id="par0190" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Radiotherapy may be potentially useful in DM considering the high rates of local recurrence described.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0185"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">37,64</span></a> Unlike in conventional melanoma, which is relatively resistant to radiotherapy, several studies have shown that this treatment may be a useful adjunct for achieving local control in DM.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0015"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">3,34,65</span></a></p><p id="par0195" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">A number of studies have also shown the possible benefits of adjuvant radiotherapy in patients with DM and associated risk factors (perineural invasion, extensive desmoplasia, positive margins, and recurrent disease).<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0190"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">38,66,67</span></a> Two more recent studies confirmed that adjuvant radiotherapy improved local control in DM. Guadagnolo et al.,<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0340"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">68</span></a> in a study of 130 patients with DM, found that 24% of patients treated exclusively with surgery and 7% of those treated with surgery plus adjuvant radiotherapy developed local recurrence. They also detected a significant association between adjuvant radiotherapy and superior local control in the multivariate analysis. Strom et al.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0345"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">69</span></a> also found that adjuvant radiotherapy was a significant predictor of better local control in their multivariate analysis. In particular, 14% of patients with positive resection margins treated with adjuvant radiotherapy developed recurrent disease compared with 54% of those who underwent excision only. The authors also described several prognostic factors that could be used to select DM patients with negative margins who might benefit from adjuvant radiotherapy: head and neck location, Breslow thickness > 4 mm, and Clark level V. Oliver et al.,<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0350"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">70</span></a> in a more recent retrospective study, evaluated 100 patients with DM treated with surgery, surgery plus adjuvant radiotherapy, or surgery plus salvage radiotherapy for postoperative recurrences. They found 100% local control rates in the 7 patients treated with salvage radiotherapy and the 10 treated with adjuvant radiotherapy.</p><p id="par0200" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The current evidence, however, is based on retrospective studies. Prospective randomized trials are needed. One trial currently underway (NCT00975520)<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0355"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">71</span></a> is comparing surgery alone versus surgery plus adjuvant radiotherapy in patients with DM excised with wide negative margins.</p></span><span id="sec0055" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0075">Systemic Therapy</span><p id="par0205" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Immunotherapy with anti-PD1 drugs has demonstrated efficacy in the treatment of metastatic DM. A recent retrospective multicenter study of 60 cases of metastatic DM treated with anti-PD1 drugs reported objective tumor responses in 70% of patients over a mean follow-up of 22 months, and 32% of the patients achieved complete response.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0360"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">72</span></a> These rates, which are even higher than those observed in NDM, are probably due to the high mutational burden induced by UV radiation in DM. It has been proposed that immunotherapy might be more effective in tumors with a high mutational burden.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0365"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">73</span></a> These promising results need to be confirmed in prospective clinical trials. A phase II trial (NCT02775851)<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0370"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">74</span></a> is currently recruiting patients to evaluate the efficacy of pembrolizumab in DM. BRAF inhibitors are not useful in DM as most patients do not have BRAF mutations.</p></span></span><span id="sec0060" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0080">Conclusions</span><p id="par0210" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">DM is a rare variant of melanoma. It behaves differently to conventional melanoma and therefore requires different diagnostic and treatment strategies. Its diagnosis presents challenges for both clinicians and pathologists. Histologic classification of DM into pure and mixed variants appears to offer important information on tumor behavior and should be taken into account when taking treatment decisions. Pure DMs have a desmoplastic component that occupies at least 90% of the invasive tumor. Mixed DMs have a smaller desmoplastic component accompanied by a nondesmoplastic component.</p><p id="par0215" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Wide excision is essential for preventing recurrence and improving survival. SLN status appears to have prognostic value in DM, and SLN biopsy should be considered in mixed variants. Its usefulness in pure DM is less clear. Adjuvant radiotherapy to the tumor bed may be useful in patients with associated risk factors. Current evidence suggests that immune checkpoint inhibitors are associated with good response rates in metastatic DM.</p></span><span id="sec0065" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0085">Funding</span><p id="par0220" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">No funding was received for this study.</p></span><span id="sec0070" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0090">Conflicts of Interest</span><p id="par0225" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.</p></span></span>" "textoCompletoSecciones" => array:1 [ "secciones" => array:16 [ 0 => array:3 [ "identificador" => "xres1665618" "titulo" => "Abstract" "secciones" => array:1 [ 0 => array:1 [ "identificador" => "abst0005" ] ] ] 1 => array:2 [ "identificador" => "xpalclavsec1479701" "titulo" => "Keywords" ] 2 => array:3 [ "identificador" => "xres1665619" "titulo" => "Resumen" "secciones" => array:1 [ 0 => array:1 [ "identificador" => "abst0010" ] ] ] 3 => array:2 [ "identificador" => "xpalclavsec1479700" "titulo" => "Palabras clave" ] 4 => array:2 [ "identificador" => "sec0005" "titulo" => "Introduction" ] 5 => array:2 [ "identificador" => "sec0010" "titulo" => "Material and Methods" ] 6 => array:2 [ "identificador" => "sec0015" "titulo" => "Epidemiology" ] 7 => array:2 [ "identificador" => "sec0020" "titulo" => "Histopathology" ] 8 => array:2 [ "identificador" => "sec0025" "titulo" => "Clinical Presentation" ] 9 => array:2 [ "identificador" => "sec0030" "titulo" => "Prognosis" ] 10 => array:3 [ "identificador" => "sec0035" "titulo" => "Treatment Strategies in DM" "secciones" => array:4 [ 0 => array:2 [ "identificador" => "sec0040" "titulo" => "Surgery" ] 1 => array:2 [ "identificador" => "sec0045" "titulo" => "Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy" ] 2 => array:2 [ "identificador" => "sec0050" "titulo" => "Radiotherapy" ] 3 => array:2 [ "identificador" => "sec0055" "titulo" => "Systemic Therapy" ] ] ] 11 => array:2 [ "identificador" => "sec0060" "titulo" => "Conclusions" ] 12 => array:2 [ "identificador" => "sec0065" "titulo" => "Funding" ] 13 => array:2 [ "identificador" => "sec0070" "titulo" => "Conflicts of Interest" ] 14 => array:2 [ "identificador" => "xack587220" "titulo" => "Acknowledgments" ] 15 => array:1 [ "titulo" => "References" ] ] ] "pdfFichero" => "main.pdf" "tienePdf" => true "fechaRecibido" => "2021-01-15" "fechaAceptado" => "2021-06-05" "PalabrasClave" => array:2 [ "en" => array:1 [ 0 => array:4 [ "clase" => "keyword" "titulo" => "Keywords" "identificador" => "xpalclavsec1479701" "palabras" => array:6 [ 0 => "Desmoplastic melanoma" 1 => "Pure desmoplastic melanoma" 2 => "Mixed desmoplastic melanoma" 3 => "Sentinel lymph node biopsy" 4 => "Prognosis" 5 => "Immunotherapy" ] ] ] "es" => array:1 [ 0 => array:4 [ "clase" => "keyword" "titulo" => "Palabras clave" "identificador" => "xpalclavsec1479700" "palabras" => array:6 [ 0 => "Melanoma desmoplásico" 1 => "Melanoma desmoplásico puro" 2 => "Melanoma desmoplásico mixto" 3 => "Biopsia selectiva del ganglio centinela" 4 => "Pronóstico" 5 => "Inmunoterapia" ] ] ] ] "tieneResumen" => true "resumen" => array:2 [ "en" => array:2 [ "titulo" => "Abstract" "resumen" => "<span id="abst0005" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><p id="spar0050" class="elsevierStyleSimplePara elsevierViewall">Desmoplastic melanoma (DM) accounts for 0.4% to 4% of all melanomas. These skin tumors are mainly formed by amelanotic spindled melanocytes immersed in an abundant collagen stroma and are classified as pure when the desmoplastic component accounts for at least 90% of the invasive tumor and as mixed or combined otherwise. DMs are more common in men (male to female ratio, 1.7 to 2:1), and the mean age at diagnosis is 66 to 69 years. The tumors tend to occur in chronically sun-exposed areas, often in association with lentigo maligna, and are difficult to recognize because they can resemble a scar, presenting as a firm, unpigmented papule or plaque with poorly defined borders. DMs also have a strong tendency to recur locally, and pure variants rarely spread to the lymph nodes. Nonetheless, recently published series suggest that patients with DM have a similar prognosis to those with nondesmoplastic melanoma of the same thickness. The clinical management of DM varies in certain aspects from that of other melanomas and is reviewed in this article.</p></span>" ] "es" => array:2 [ "titulo" => "Resumen" "resumen" => "<span id="abst0010" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><p id="spar0055" class="elsevierStyleSimplePara elsevierViewall">El melanoma desmoplásico (MD) representa entre el 0,4-4% de todos los melanomas. Se presenta como un tumor constituido predominantemente por melanocitos fusiformes amelanóticos inmersos en un estroma colágeno abundante. Se clasifica en MD puro o mixto, basándose en la proporción de melanoma desmoplásico frente a la del melanoma no desmoplásico presente en el tumor infiltrante. En el MD puro el componente desmoplásico representa más del 90% del melanoma infiltrante mientras que, en el MD combinado o mixto, el componente desmoplásico representa menos del 90%.</p><p id="spar0060" class="elsevierStyleSimplePara elsevierViewall">El MD es más frecuente en varones (ratio 1,7-2 :1); la edad media al diagnóstico oscila entre 66-69 años, y suele localizarse en áreas de fotoexposición crónica, a menudo asociado a un lentigo maligno. Su reconocimiento clínico es difícil ya que se presenta como una pápula o placa no pigmentada, indurada y de bordes mal definidos, que recuerda a una cicatriz.</p><p id="spar0065" class="elsevierStyleSimplePara elsevierViewall">El MD es un tumor con una alta tendencia a la recurrencia local y en el caso del MD puro, una baja tendencia a la diseminación ganglionar. Sin embargo, en las series más contemporáneas, su pronóstico global parece ser similar al de melanomas no desmoplásicos (MND) del mismo grosor. Su abordaje clínico posee algunos matices diferenciales, en comparación al resto de melanomas, que se revisan en el presente trabajo.</p></span>" ] ] "NotaPie" => array:1 [ 0 => array:2 [ "etiqueta" => "☆" "nota" => "<p class="elsevierStyleNotepara" id="npar0005">Please cite this article as: Boada A, Quer Pi-Sunyer A, Richarz N, Jaka-Moreno A. Actualización en el diagnóstico y manejo del melanoma desmoplásico. Actas Dermosifiliogr. 2022;113:47–57.</p>" ] ] "apendice" => array:1 [ 0 => array:1 [ "seccion" => array:1 [ 0 => array:4 [ "apendice" => "<p id="par0240" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The following is Supplementary data to this article:<elsevierMultimedia ident="upi0005"></elsevierMultimedia></p>" "etiqueta" => "Appendix A" "titulo" => "Supplementary data" "identificador" => "sec0080" ] ] ] ] "multimedia" => array:9 [ 0 => array:8 [ "identificador" => "fig0005" "etiqueta" => "Figure 1" "tipo" => "MULTIMEDIAFIGURA" "mostrarFloat" => true "mostrarDisplay" => false "figura" => array:1 [ 0 => array:4 [ "imagen" => "gr1.jpeg" "Alto" => 985 "Ancho" => 1306 "Tamanyo" => 447357 ] ] "detalles" => array:1 [ 0 => array:3 [ "identificador" => "at0005" "detalle" => "Figure " "rol" => "short" ] ] "descripcion" => array:1 [ "en" => "<p id="spar0005" class="elsevierStyleSimplePara elsevierViewall">A, Invasive desmoplastic melanoma (DM) extending into the deep reticular dermis (hematoxylin-eosin, original magnification ×20). B, DM with spindle-shaped melanocytes with several, large hyperchromatic nuclei arranged in an isolated, disordered fashion among a slightly fibromyxoid stroma (hematoxylin-eosin, original magnification ×200). C, DM associated with a melanoma in situ (hematoxylin-eosin, original magnification ×200).</p>" ] ] 1 => array:8 [ "identificador" => "fig0010" "etiqueta" => "Figure 2" "tipo" => "MULTIMEDIAFIGURA" "mostrarFloat" => true "mostrarDisplay" => false "figura" => array:1 [ 0 => array:4 [ "imagen" => "gr2.jpeg" "Alto" => 985 "Ancho" => 1305 "Tamanyo" => 541187 ] ] "detalles" => array:1 [ 0 => array:3 [ "identificador" => "at0010" "detalle" => "Figure " "rol" => "short" ] ] "descripcion" => array:1 [ "en" => "<p id="spar0010" class="elsevierStyleSimplePara elsevierViewall">A, DM with actinic elastosis and trapped elastolytic material (hematoxylin-eosin, original magnification ×100). B) DM with a nodular aggregate of lymphocytes (hematoxylin-eosin, original magnification ×200). C, DM with perineural invasion (hematoxylin-eosin, original magnification ×200). D, Mixed DM. Note the nondesmoplastic component formed by compact nests of epithelioid melanocytes in the top right corner and the desmoplastic component occupying less than 90% of the invasive tumor in the lower part of the image (hematoxylin-eosin, original magnification ×100).</p>" ] ] 2 => array:8 [ "identificador" => "fig0015" "etiqueta" => "Figure 3" "tipo" => "MULTIMEDIAFIGURA" "mostrarFloat" => true "mostrarDisplay" => false "figura" => array:1 [ 0 => array:4 [ "imagen" => "gr3.jpeg" "Alto" => 985 "Ancho" => 1305 "Tamanyo" => 378029 ] ] "detalles" => array:1 [ 0 => array:3 [ "identificador" => "at0015" "detalle" => "Figure " "rol" => "short" ] ] "descripcion" => array:1 [ "en" => "<p id="spar0015" class="elsevierStyleSimplePara elsevierViewall">Desmoplastic melanoma (DM) associated with superficial spreading melanoma. A and B, Immunohistochemical staining with S100 (×100) and SOX10 (original magnification ×100). Both stains were positive for DM and melanoma in situ cells. C and D, Immunohistochemical staining with melanoma antigen (original magnification ×100) and human melanoma black 45 (original magnification ×100): Both stains were positive for melanoma in situ cells and negative for DM cells.</p>" ] ] 3 => array:8 [ "identificador" => "fig0020" "etiqueta" => "Figure 4" "tipo" => "MULTIMEDIAFIGURA" "mostrarFloat" => true "mostrarDisplay" => false "figura" => array:1 [ 0 => array:4 [ "imagen" => "gr4.jpeg" "Alto" => 606 "Ancho" => 806 "Tamanyo" => 78212 ] ] "detalles" => array:1 [ 0 => array:3 [ "identificador" => "at0020" "detalle" => "Figure " "rol" => "short" ] ] "descripcion" => array:1 [ "en" => "<p id="spar0020" class="elsevierStyleSimplePara elsevierViewall">Clinical image of a desmoplastic melanoma (DM) in a 62-year-old man who presented with a progressively growing lesion on his cheek. The lesion was light brown and had a firm scar-like appearance. It was a pure DM with a thickness of 5 mm.</p>" ] ] 4 => array:8 [ "identificador" => "fig0025" "etiqueta" => "Figure 5" "tipo" => "MULTIMEDIAFIGURA" "mostrarFloat" => true "mostrarDisplay" => false "figura" => array:1 [ 0 => array:4 [ "imagen" => "gr5.jpeg" "Alto" => 681 "Ancho" => 905 "Tamanyo" => 97525 ] ] "detalles" => array:1 [ 0 => array:3 [ "identificador" => "at0025" "detalle" => "Figure " "rol" => "short" ] ] "descripcion" => array:1 [ "en" => "<p id="spar0025" class="elsevierStyleSimplePara elsevierViewall">Clinical image of a desmoplastic melanoma (DM) in a 53-year-old woman who presented with a firm, pink interscapular tumor initially thought to be a keloid lesion. Biopsy showed a pure DM with a thickness of 8.5 mm.</p>" ] ] 5 => array:8 [ "identificador" => "fig0030" "etiqueta" => "Figure 6" "tipo" => "MULTIMEDIAFIGURA" "mostrarFloat" => true "mostrarDisplay" => false "figura" => array:1 [ 0 => array:4 [ "imagen" => "gr6.jpeg" "Alto" => 537 "Ancho" => 806 "Tamanyo" => 67236 ] ] "detalles" => array:1 [ 0 => array:3 [ "identificador" => "at0030" "detalle" => "Figure " "rol" => "short" ] ] "descripcion" => array:1 [ "en" => "<p id="spar0030" class="elsevierStyleSimplePara elsevierViewall">Clinical image of a desmoplastic melanoma (DM) associated with lentigo maligna (LM) in an 89-year-old woman who presented with a lesion on her forehead suggestive of LM. Excision showed a DM with a thickness of 2.95 mm.</p>" ] ] 6 => array:8 [ "identificador" => "fig0035" "etiqueta" => "Figure 7" "tipo" => "MULTIMEDIAFIGURA" "mostrarFloat" => true "mostrarDisplay" => false "figura" => array:1 [ 0 => array:4 [ "imagen" => "gr7.jpeg" "Alto" => 606 "Ancho" => 806 "Tamanyo" => 56803 ] ] "detalles" => array:1 [ 0 => array:3 [ "identificador" => "at0035" "detalle" => "Figure " "rol" => "short" ] ] "descripcion" => array:1 [ "en" => "<p id="spar0035" class="elsevierStyleSimplePara elsevierViewall">Dermoscopic image of the tumor with a palpable pink component shown in <a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0020">Fig. 4</a>. Observation of a pigment network in several areas of the lesion indicated a melanocytic lesion.</p>" ] ] 7 => array:8 [ "identificador" => "tbl0005" "etiqueta" => "Table 1" "tipo" => "MULTIMEDIATABLA" "mostrarFloat" => true "mostrarDisplay" => false "detalles" => array:1 [ 0 => array:3 [ "identificador" => "at0040" "detalle" => "Table " "rol" => "short" ] ] "tabla" => array:2 [ "leyenda" => "<p id="spar0045" class="elsevierStyleSimplePara elsevierViewall">Abbreviations: DM, desmoplastic melanoma; SLN, sentinel lymph node.</p>" "tablatextoimagen" => array:1 [ 0 => array:2 [ "tabla" => array:1 [ 0 => """ <table border="0" frame="\n \t\t\t\t\tvoid\n \t\t\t\t" class=""><thead title="thead"><tr title="table-row"><th class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-head\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t" scope="col" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black">Study \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t\t\t</th><th class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-head\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t" scope="col" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black">Year \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t\t\t</th><th class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-head\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t" scope="col" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black">Design \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t\t\t</th><th class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-head\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t" scope="col" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black">Country \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t\t\t</th><th class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-head\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t" scope="col" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black">Period, y \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t\t\t</th><th class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-head\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t" scope="col" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black">No. of patients \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t\t\t</th><th class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-head\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t" scope="col" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black">Mean age, y \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t\t\t</th><th class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-head\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t" scope="col" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black">Male to female ratio \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t\t\t</th><th class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-head\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t" scope="col" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black">Mean Breslow thickness, mm \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t\t\t</th><th class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-head\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t" scope="col" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black">Location \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t\t\t</th><th class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-head\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t" scope="col" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black">SLN biopsy, No. of cases \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t\t\t</th><th class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-head\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t" scope="col" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black">SLN positivity \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t\t\t</th><th class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-head\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t" scope="col" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black">Mixed DM \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t\t\t</th><th class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-head\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t" scope="col" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black">SLN positivity in mixed DM \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t\t\t</th><th class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-head\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t" scope="col" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black">Pure DM \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t\t\t</th><th class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-head\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t" scope="col" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black">SLN positivity in pure DM \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t\t\t</th></tr></thead><tbody title="tbody"><tr title="table-row"><td class="td-with-role" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t ; entry_with_role_rowhead " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">Jaroszewski \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">2001 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">Case series \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">United States \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">15 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">59 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">62.8 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">1.7:1 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">6.5 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">All \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">12 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">0 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td></tr><tr title="table-row"><td class="td-with-role" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t ; entry_with_role_rowhead " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">Thelmo \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">2001 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">Case series \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">United States \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">6 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">16 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">57.5 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">2.2 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">3.9 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">All \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">16 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">0 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td></tr><tr title="table-row"><td class="td-with-role" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t ; entry_with_role_rowhead " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">Gyorki \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">2003 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">Case series \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">United States \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">5 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">27 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">64 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">2.8:1 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">2.2 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">All \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">24 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">0 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td></tr><tr title="table-row"><td class="td-with-role" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t ; entry_with_role_rowhead " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">Su \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">2004 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">Case series \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">United States \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">5 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">33 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">61 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">3.1:1 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">2.8 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">All \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">33 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">12.1% \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td></tr><tr title="table-row"><td class="td-with-role" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t ; entry_with_role_rowhead " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">Livestro \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">2005 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">Case-control study \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">United States \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">32 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">89 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">63.9 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">1.7:1 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">2.6 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">All \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">25 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">8% \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td></tr><tr title="table-row"><td class="td-with-role" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t ; entry_with_role_rowhead " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">Pawlik \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">2006 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">Case series \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">United States \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">11 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">65 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">61 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">1.3:1 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">2.9 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">All \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">65 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">6.2% \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">19 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">15.8% \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">46 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">2.2% \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td></tr><tr title="table-row"><td class="td-with-role" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t ; entry_with_role_rowhead " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">Posther \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">2006 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">Case series \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">United States \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">23 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">129 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">55.2 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">1.7:1 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">4.4 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">All \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">11 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">0 \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td></tr><tr title="table-row"><td class="td-with-role" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t ; entry_with_role_rowhead " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">Cummins \t