Disease-Free Survival for Patients with Thin Melanomas according to the American Joint Committee on Cancer 8th Edition.

BACKGROUND: The recently implemented AJCC 8th edition TNM staging system for malignant melanoma (MM) changed the definition for T1a and T1b tumours. OBJECTIVES: To analyse differences in disease-free survival (DFS) among patients with thin MM staged according to both AJCC 7th and 8th editions. METHODS: An observational study including 285 patients with cutaneous thin MM (thickness ≤1 mm). Cases were staged as T1a and T1b using both 7th and 8th editions. Neither regional nor visceral diseases were present at diagnosis. DFS curves were generated according to the Kaplan-Meier method. RESULTS: An 8% shift of patients from a T1a towards a T1b stage group was observed after applying the AJCC 8th edition. According to this 8th edition, DFS for T1a patients was significantly longer than for T1b patients (log-rank test; p = 0.005); 5-year DFS for T1a and T1b was 100 and 95%, respectively (Wilcoxon test; p = 0.002). According to the AJCC 7th edition, DFS did not significantly differ for T1a and T1b patients; 5-year DFS for T1a and T1b was 99 and 97%, respectively (p > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The AJCC 8th edition seems to be a better tool for staging thin melanomas.

Linfoma MALT de localización colónica: a propósito de un caso y revisión de la literatura / Colonic MALT Lymphoma. Case report and literature review

Resumen El linfoma MALT es una forma poco frecuente de linfoma no Hodking de células B de bajo grado, que se desarrolla a expensas del tejido linfoide de las membranas mucosas. La localización más frecuente a nivel gastrointestinal es el estómago relacionando con la infección por Helicobacter pylori. El linfoma MALT colónico es una entidad extremadamente rara y cuya incidencia no supera el 5% de los casos en países asiáticos, con series porcentualmente menores al 2,5%, siendo la ubicación de este tipo de linfoma la más inusual de todo el tracto digestivo en comparación con otras neoplasias malignas que afectan al colon. Los autores exponen el caso infrecuente de presentación de linfoma tipo MALT de localización colónica en un paciente varón de 51 años, describiendo la clínica, los resultados de pruebas complementarias y el tratamiento recibido por el paciente.

Abstract MALT lymphoma is a rare form of low-grade non-Hodking B-cell lymphoma, which develops at the expense of lymphoid tissue of the mucous membranes. The most frequent location at the gastrointestinal level is the stomach related to the infection by Helicobacter pylori. Colonic MALT lymphoma is an extremely rare entity and the incidence of which does not exceed 5% of cases in Asian countries, with a series of less than 2.5%, with the location of this type of lymphoma being the most unusual of the entire digestive tract compared to other malignant neoplasms that affect the colon. The authors present the infrequent case of presentation of MALT-type lymphoma of colonic location in a 51-year-old male patient, describing the clinic, the results of complementary tests and the treatment received by the patient.