[The increase in skin melanomas in Austria (1926-1980)]. / Zur Zunahme der Hautmelanome in Osterreich (1926 bis 1980).

This statistical study demonstrates the increase in incidence of cutaneous malignant melanoma in Austria over the time period 1926 to 1980 and the changing pattern of tumour localization. The results of this study are discussed with reference to aetiology, especially of sunlight as a causative factor.