INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Nail @entity320 (NAM) is an uncommon @entity5 , especially in Caucasians. The prognosis of @entity1 affected by NAM was analyzed and correlated with the histopathological criteria and the surgical management of the @entity5 . MATERIALS AND METHODS: We collected data regarding NAM referred to the @entity1489 Unit of the Dermatology Department of the University of Bologna, from 1992 to January 2012. RESULTS: Out of 1,327 @entity320 cases diagnosed between 1992 and 2012, 42 @entity1 were affected by NAM (2.93%). All the @entity1 were Caucasian. Two deceased @entity1 with insufficient medical records and 1 @entity1 with a personal history of @entity0 were excluded. Thirty-nine cases entered this study: 24 were @entity1 (67%) and 15 @entity1 (33%). The mean age at diagnosis of NAM was 57.3 years (range 29-88 years). Statistical analyses showed that prognosis was significantly correlated with the Breslow thickness (>= /<2 mm; p = 0.02), regression (p < 0.0001) and @entity1066 (p = 0.04). Regarding surgical management, Kaplan-Meier's test pointed out that performing functional surgery compared to disarticulation did not correlate with a better prognosis of @entity1 (p = 0.08). CONCLUSIONS: In our experience, the surgical management (disarticulation with respect to functional surgical excision) did not influence the prognosis of NAM @entity1 . The latter was affected by the histopathological characteristics (Breslow thickness, regression and mitoses) and location (fingers vs. foot).

The Prognosis of Nail XXXX : 20 Years of Experience from a Single Institute.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'woman', 'patients', 'men'] @entity0 :: ('MESH:D001943', 'Disease') :: ['breast cancer'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['tumor', 'tumors'] @entity1489 :: ('MESH:D012878', 'Disease') :: ['Skin Cancer'] @entity1066 :: ('MESH:D014456', 'Disease') :: ['ulceration'] @entity320 :: ('MESH:D008545', 'Disease') :: ['melanoma', 'apparatus melanoma']
@entity320 :: (MESH:D008545,Disease) :: ['Apparatus Melanoma']
