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      1Applies to invasive tumors
        |  | Dead | % | Not-dead | % | All | % |  
        | Age    group |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
        | 20-49 | 7 | 15.6 | 41 | 18.7 | 48 | 18.2 |  
        | 50-64 | 16 | 35.6 | 67 | 30.6 | 83 | 31.4 |  
        | 65-74 | 9 | 20.0 | 49 | 22.4 | 58 | 22.0 |  
        | 75+ | 13 | 28.9 | 62 | 28.3 | 75 | 28.4 |  
        | Sex |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
        | Male | 26 | 57.8 | 110 | 50.2 | 136 | 51.5 |  
        | Female | 19 | 42.2 | 109 | 49.8 | 128 | 48.5 |  
        | Year of diagnosis |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
        | 1996-1999 | 23 | 51.1 | 92 | 42.0 | 115 | 43.6 |  
        | 2000-2003 | 22 | 48.9 | 127 | 58.0 | 149 | 56.4 |  
        | Tumor    thickness1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
        | 0-0.99 mm | 5 | 11.4 | 42 | 24.6 | 47 | 21.9 |  
        | 1-1.99 mm | 4 | 9.1 | 51 | 29.8 | 55 | 25.6 |  
        | 2-2.99 mm | 7 | 15.9 | 24 | 14.0 | 31 | 14.4 |  
        | 3-3.99 mm | 6 | 13.6 | 13 | 7.6 | 19 | 8.8 |  
        | 4+ mm | 19 | 43.2 | 29 | 17.0 | 48 | 22.3 |  
        | Missing data | 3 | 6.8 | 12 | 7.0 | 15 | 7.0 |  
        | Clark    level |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
        | I | 1 | 2.2 | 56 | 25.6 | 57 | 21.6 |  
        | II | 1 | 2.2 | 30 | 13.7 | 31 | 11.7 |  
        | III | 14 | 31.1 | 63 | 28.8 | 77 | 29.2 |  
        | IV | 20 | 44.4 | 56 | 25.6 | 76 | 28.8 |  
        | V | 7 | 15.6 | 9 | 4.1 | 16 | 6.1 |  
        | Missing data | 2 | 4.4 | 5 | 2.3 | 7 | 2.7 |  
        | Ulceration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
        | No ulceration | 14 | 31.1 | 125 | 57.1 | 139 | 52.7 |  
        | Ulceration | 27 | 60.0 | 43 | 19.6 | 70 | 26.5 |  
        | Missing data | 4 | 8.9 | 51 | 23.3 | 55 | 20.8 |  
        | Histopathology |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
        | NM | 22 | 48.9 | 47 | 21.5 | 69 | 26.1 |  
        | SSM | 17 | 37.8 | 77 | 35.2 | 94 | 35.6 |  
        | In    situ | 1 | 2.2 | 48 | 21.9 | 49 | 18.6 |  
        | Others | 1 | 2.2 | 25 | 11.4 | 26 | 9.8 |  
        | Missing data | 4 | 8.9 | 22 | 10.0 | 26 | 9.8 |  
        | Node    status |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
        | N0 | 29 | 64.4 | 212 | 96.8 | 241 | 91.3 |  
        | N+ | 15 | 33.3 | 5 | 2.3 | 20 | 7.6 |  
        | NX | 1 | 2.2 | 2 | 0.9 | 3 | 1.1 |  
        | Fraction    (%) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
        | 0 (0) | 1 | 2.2 | 8 | 3.7 | 9 | 3.4 |  
        | 1-25 (1) | 9 | 20.0 | 18 | 8.2 | 27 | 10.2 |  
        | 25-75 (2) | 11 | 24.4 | 36 | 16.4 | 47 | 17.8 |  
        | 75-100 (3) | 24 | 53.3 | 152 | 69.4 | 176 | 66.7 |  
        | Missing data | 0 |  | 5 | 2.3 | 5 | 1.9 |  
        | Intensity    of staining |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
        | Negative (0) | 1 | 2.2 | 8 | 3.7 | 9 | 3.4 |  
        | Weak (1) | 7 | 15.6 | 14 | 6.4 | 21 | 8.0 |  
        | Strong (2) | 37 | 82.2 | 192 | 87.7 | 229 | 86.7 |  
        | Missing data | 0 |  | 5 | 2.3 | 5 | 1.9 |  
        | MITF    Fraction/Intensity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
        | 3/2 | 22 | 48.9 | 146 | 66.7 | 168 | 63.6 |  
        | 2/2 | 7 | 15.6 | 31 | 14.2 | 38 | 14.4 |  
        | 3/1 | 2 | 4.4 | 6 | 2.7 | 8 | 3.0 |  
        | 2/1 | 4 | 8.9 | 5 | 2.3 | 9 | 3.4 |  
        | 1/2 | 8 | 17.8 | 15 | 6.8 | 23 | 8.7 |  
        | 1/1 | 1 | 2.2 | 3 | 1.4 | 4 | 1.5 |  
        | 0/0 | 1 | 2.2 | 8 | 3.7 | 9 | 3.4 |  
        | Missing data | 0 |  | 5 | 2.3 | 5 | 1.9 |  NM: Nodular malignant melanoma, SSM: Superficial spreading melanoma
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