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dc.creatorZemelman,Viviana B
dc.creatorValenzuela,Carlos Y
dc.creatorSazunic,Ivo
dc.creatorAraya,Irene
dc.date2014-01-01
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-02T21:22:19Z
dc.date.available2019-05-02T21:22:19Z
dc.identifierhttps://scielo.conicyt.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602014000100034
dc.identifier.urihttp://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/82394
dc.descriptionBACKGROUND: The body site location of primary Malignant Melanoma (MM) has been correlated with prognosis and survival. Ethnic, genetics, sun exposure factors are related to the anatomical distribution of MM. Low and high socioeconomic strata in Chile differ in ethnic, genetic and cultural conditions. The purpose of this study was to analyze the anatomical MM distribution in the Chilean population in both strata searching for differences due to their ethno-genetic-cultural differences. Records of 1148 MM, 575cases from state hospitals (Low Socioeconomic Strata, LSS) and 573 cases from private clinics (High Socioeconomic Strata, HSS) were analyzed by body site. RESULTS: Females from LSS showed a higher number of MM in soles, cheeks, and around the eye area. Females from the HSS showed a higher number of MM in dorsal feet and dorsal hands. Males from LSS showed a higher number of MM in soles, around the eye area, and cheeks. However, males from HSS showed a higher number of MM in the trunk, and in the arms. Acral MM was significantly higher in LSS than in the HSS in both sexes. The Chilean population from the HSS and LSS showed differences in the distribution of MM by site. Furthermore, gender differences in the proportion of MM analyzed by anatomical site are observed in both strata. CONCLUSIONS: Results show evidence that differential genetics factors, sun exposure, or other environmental or cultural factors of both strata may account for these differences.
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dc.languageen
dc.publisherSociedad de Biología de Chile
dc.relation10.1186/0717-6287-47-34
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.sourceBiological Research v.47 2014
dc.subjectChile
dc.subjectMalignant melanoma
dc.subjectSite distribution
dc.subjectSocioeconomic strata
dc.titleMalignant melanoma in Chile: different site distribution between private and state patients


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