A clinicopathological correlation of 134 stage 1 and 79 non-invasive cutaneous melanomas presenting over a decade (1984–1993) at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin

In a study of malignant melanoma during the period 1984–1993, 134 (63 per cent) had invasive melanoma and in 79 (37 per cent) melanoma was confined to the epidermis (in situ). There was female predominance, F: M = 2.4 1, a family history of melanoma in 1.5 per cent, a mean age at diagnosis of 50 yr. Females presented a decade earlier than males on average.