Characteristics of Adult Patients With Melanoma Diagnosis <40 Years Age.

Demographic, Clinical, Dermoscopic, Phenotypic and Genetic Characteristics of Adult Patients With Melanoma Diagnosis <40 Years Age. A Prospective, Monocentric Observational Study

The primary objective of the study is to analyse a local cohort of patients aged 18-39 years with melanoma diagnosis in order to determine the prevalence of the disease in this age group.

Secondary objectives are the following:

• To identify risk factors associated with melanoma in young people.
• To characterise the phenotype and dermoscopic features of melanoma in patients aged 18-39 years.
• To analyse the relationship between the clinical and histopathological features of melanoma in young people.
• To identify the mutational status of B-RAF in the sample of patients analysed.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. written informed consent
2. age > 18 years and < 40 years
3. diagnosis of cutaneous melanoma even non-primary

Exclusion Criteria:

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