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FIGURE 41.2-9. The estimated 5-year risk of death for patients in each
thickness group (less than 0.76 mm, squares; 0.76 to 1.5 mm, plus
signs; 1.5 to 4.0 mm, diamonds; larger than 4.0 mm, triangles) is
shown at annual intervals. Initially the risk of death within 5 years
of the diagnosis is highest for the thick lesions. The conditional
probability of death within 5 years becomes similar for all thickness
groups at 9 years (9%, 17%, 24%, and 20%, respectively). (Slingluff,
et al. The annual risk of melanoma progression. Cancer 1992;70:1917)