Table 1
Characteristics of patients with metastatic melanoma (MM) and healthy controls (HCs)
HCs
n=28
MM
n=36
Age
Range
36–67
37–73
Median
51
54
Gender
Male
15
19
Female
13
17
Primary tumour localisation
Head and neck
8
Trunk
10
Upper limb
10
Lower limb
7
Unknown
1
Classification of distant metastases
M1a
13
M1b
4
M1c
19