RESULTS
We identified 418 adolescents (231 females and 187 males) newly
diagnosed with cutaneous melanoma in Italy over a period of 8 years
(from 2007 to 2014). These patients were referred to 137 different
hospitals. Overall, 135 patients (32% of the entire sample) were seen
in 38 AIEOP- hospitals while 283 (68%) in 99 non-AIEOP hospitals.
Geographical dispersion of AIEOP (red dots) and non-AIEOP (black dots)
hospitals across the country is represented in Figure 1.