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Association Between Underlying Comorbid Conditions and Stage of Presentation in Cutaneous Melanoma

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    1. Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA

      Richard J. Straker III MD, Jerica C. Tidwell BA, Cimarron E. Sharon MD, John T. Miura MD & Giorgos C. Karakousis MD

    2. Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA

      Emily Y. Chu MD, PhD

    3. Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

      Richard J. Straker III MD

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    RJS, JCT, CES, EYC, JTM, GCK: Substantial contributions to the conception and design of the study, acquisition of data, and analysis and interpretation of the data. RJS, JCT, CES, EYC, JTM, GCK: Drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content. RJS, JCT, CES, EYC, JTM, GCK: Final approval of the version to be published. All authors have reviewed and approved the submitted manuscript and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work submitted.

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    Richard J. Straker III, Jerica C. Tidwell, Cimarron E. Sharon, Emily Y. Chu, John T. Miura, and Giorgos C. Karakousis have no conflicts of interest to declare. This study was presented as a Quickshot presentation at the 17th Annual Academic Surgical Congress, 1–3 February 2022, in Orlando, FL, USA.

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    Richard J. Straker III and Jerica C. Tidwell contributed equally to this study as first authors.

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    Straker, R.J., Tidwell, J.C., Sharon, C.E. et al. Association Between Underlying Comorbid Conditions and Stage of Presentation in Cutaneous Melanoma. Ann Surg Oncol 29, 4052–4056 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-022-11547-8

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