Characteristics of melanoma in the elderly.

Objective: This study evaluates melanoma characteristics in the elderly.

Methods: A retrospective descriptive analytical study was carried out by reviewing the medical records of patients aged 60 years or older, diagnosed with primary cutaneous melanoma, and treated at Hospital Erasto Gaertner, Curitiba, Paraná, from 2013 to 2017.

Results: We studied 139 patients aged 60-98 years (average, 70.