Supplemental Table 4. Comparison of Clinicopathological Characteristics in Both Study

Supplemental Table 4. Comparison of Clinicopathological Characteristics in Both Study Cohorts by Histological Subtype

Ulm / New York
Spindle Cell Melanoma
(N=9) / Desmoplastic Melanoma
(N=9) / P Spindle vs. Desmoplastic Melanoma / Spindle Cell Melanoma
(N=7) / Desmoplastic Melanoma
(N=9) / P Spindle vs. Desmoplastic Melanoma / P Spindle Ulm vs. Spindle New York / P Desmoplastic Ulm vs. Desmoplastic New York
Characteristic / No. / % / No. / % / No. / % / No. / %
Age
Median / 65 / 87 / 0.04 / 70 / 79 / 0.88 / 0.39 / 0.39
Range / 48-82 / 53-96 / 48-96 / 28-88
Sex
Female / 2 / 22 / 6 / 67 / 0.15 / 1 / 14 / 3 / 33 / 0.58 / 1.0 / 0.35
Male / 7 / 78 / 3 / 33 / 6 / 86 / 6 / 67
Location / 0.15 / 0.09 / 0.12
Head&Neck / 1 / 11 / 8 / 89 / 0.003 / 2 / 29 / 6 / 67 / 0.31
Trunk / 8 / 89 / 1 / 11 / 2 / 29 / 0 / -
Extremities / 0 / - / 0 / - / 3 / 43 / 3 / 33
Pigmentation
Yes / 4 / 44 / 0 / 0 / 0.08 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0.08 / 1.0
No / 5 / 56 / 9 / 100 / 7 / 100 / 9 / 100
Stage / 0.96 / 0.35 / 0.39 / 0.18
IA / 1 / 11 / 1 / 11 / 0 / - / 0 / -
IB / 2 / 22 / 1 / 22 / 1 / 14 / 2 / 22
IIA / 1 / 11 / 2 / 11 / 3 / 43 / 6 / 67
IIB / 3 / 33 / 3 / 33 / 3 / 43 / 1 / 11
III / 0 / - / 0 / - / 0 / - / 0 / -
IV / 2 / 22 / 2 / 22 / 0 / - / 0 / -

Abbreviations: No., number of cases; P-values derived from student t-test (age) Fisher’s exact (sex, pigmentation) or Chi-square test (location, stage).