The reported prevalence of nevus-associated melanoma varies substantially. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the incidence and prevalence of this disease; we also performed subanalyses considering age, tumor thickness, and nevus-type classification. In 38 observational cohort and case-control studies, 29.1% of melanomas likely arose from a preexisting nevus and 70.9% de novo. Any given melanoma was 64% less likely to be nevus-associated than de novo (risk ratio 0.36, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.29-0.44; P < .001; I2= 99%); nevus-associated melanomas had a lower mean Breslow thickness than de novo melanomas (mean difference -0.39 mm; 95% CI -0.60 to -0.18; P = .0003; I2= 66%). No significant differences were noted regarding the association of nevus-associated melanomas with nondysplastic nevi or dysplastic nevi (risk ratio 0.77, 95% CI 0.49-1.20; P = .24; I2= 98%).

A meta-analysis of nevus-associated melanoma: Prevalence and practical implications / Pampena, Riccardo; Kyrgidis, Athanassios; Lallas, Aimilios; Moscarella, Elvira; Argenziano, Giuseppe; Longo, Caterina. - In: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY. - ISSN 0190-9622. - 77:5(2017), pp. 938-945.e4. [10.1016/j.jaad.2017.06.149]

A meta-analysis of nevus-associated melanoma: Prevalence and practical implications

Pampena, Riccardo;Moscarella, Elvira;Argenziano, Giuseppe;Longo, Caterina
2017

Abstract

The reported prevalence of nevus-associated melanoma varies substantially. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the incidence and prevalence of this disease; we also performed subanalyses considering age, tumor thickness, and nevus-type classification. In 38 observational cohort and case-control studies, 29.1% of melanomas likely arose from a preexisting nevus and 70.9% de novo. Any given melanoma was 64% less likely to be nevus-associated than de novo (risk ratio 0.36, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.29-0.44; P < .001; I2= 99%); nevus-associated melanomas had a lower mean Breslow thickness than de novo melanomas (mean difference -0.39 mm; 95% CI -0.60 to -0.18; P = .0003; I2= 66%). No significant differences were noted regarding the association of nevus-associated melanomas with nondysplastic nevi or dysplastic nevi (risk ratio 0.77, 95% CI 0.49-1.20; P = .24; I2= 98%).
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A meta-analysis of nevus-associated melanoma: Prevalence and practical implications / Pampena, Riccardo; Kyrgidis, Athanassios; Lallas, Aimilios; Moscarella, Elvira; Argenziano, Giuseppe; Longo, Caterina. - In: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY. - ISSN 0190-9622. - 77:5(2017), pp. 938-945.e4. [10.1016/j.jaad.2017.06.149]
Pampena, Riccardo; Kyrgidis, Athanassios; Lallas, Aimilios; Moscarella, Elvira; Argenziano, Giuseppe; Longo, Caterina
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