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April 18, 2026Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England0 citationsOpen Access

Demographics of malignant melanoma in Trinidad and Tobago

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MRMJ RamdassJRJ RattanARA Ribeiro

Key Points

  • The study aims to analyze the demographics and incidence of malignant melanoma in Trinidad and Tobago.
  • Reviewed 54 diagnosed cases over 16 years
  • Analyzed demographic data of affected population
  • Calculated incidence and prevalence rates
  • Incidence rate of 0.482 per 100,000 persons per year
  • Prevalence of 0.01% in the population
  • 83.3% of cases were in individuals of African ethnicity
  • Most commonly affected areas were lower limb, trunk, and upper limb

Abstract

There were 54 cases diagnosed over 16 years serving a catchment of 700,000 persons giving an incidence rate of 0.482 per 100,000 persons per annum and a prevalence of 0.01%. African ethnicity was dominant (83.3%) with the lower limb, trunk and upper limb being most commonly affected. There is a major need for better recording of data, staging and treating this disease in the Caribbean region.

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Ramdass et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e320fd40886becb6540292https://doi.org/10.1308/rcsann.2026.0012
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