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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) exposure in melanoma patients: a retrospective study on prognosis and histological features

Authors: Paolo, Del Fiore;

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) exposure in melanoma patients: a retrospective study on prognosis and histological features

Abstract

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are endocrine disrupting chemicals and previous studies showed that they could be associated with altered vitamin D levels. Since 1965, a massive environmental contamination by PFASs has occurred in North-eastern Italy. This study compared histopathology and prognosis between melanoma patients exposed (n=194) and unexposed (n=488) to PFAS. All patients were diagnosed and/or treated for melanoma at the Veneto Oncological Institute and the University Hospital of Padua (Italy) in 1998-2014. Patients were stratified according to the area of residency and the classification provided by the regional administration. Presence of mitoses was found in 70.5% of exposed patients and 58.7% of unexposed patients (p=0.005). Median follow-up was 90 months (IQR 59-136). 5-year overall survival was 83.7% in exposed patients and 88.0% in unexposed patients (p=0.20); 5-year disease-specific survival was 88.0% in exposed patients and 90.9% in unexposed patients (p=0.50); 5-year disease-free survival was 83.8% in exposed patients and 87.3% in unexposed patients (p=0.20). Our findings suggested that exposure to PFAS was associated with higher level of mitosis in melanoma patients, which may be related to the vitamin D deficiency induced by PFAS. Further studies are required to investigate this relationship and all effects of PFAS on prognosis.

Keywords

endocrine disruptor, cutaneous melanoma, skin cancer, PFAS, melanoma, vitamin D, perfluoroalkyl substances

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