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Characteristics of Adult Patients With Melanoma Diagnosis <40 Years Age.
Sponsor: Ente Ospedaliero Ospedali Galliera
Summary
The primary objective of the study is to analyse a local cohort of patients aged 18-39 years with melanoma diagnosis in order to determine the prevalence of the disease in this age group. Secondary objectives are the following: * To identify risk factors associated with melanoma in young people. * To characterise the phenotype and dermoscopic features of melanoma in patients aged 18-39 years. * To analyse the relationship between the clinical and histopathological features of melanoma in young people. * To identify the mutational status of B-RAF in the sample of patients analysed.
Official title: Demographic, Clinical, Dermoscopic, Phenotypic and Genetic Characteristics of Adult Patients With Melanoma Diagnosis <40 Years Age. A Prospective, Monocentric Observational Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 39 Years
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
25
Start Date
2025-12-02
Completion Date
2028-08-31
Last Updated
2025-12-19
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Locations (1)
E.O. Ospedali Galliera
Genoa, Liguria, Italy