_ Psychological stress before the . diagnosis of cutaneous melanoma in patients at the Clinic of _ Dermatovenereology diseases in the Clinical center of Vojvodina Ana Segedi, Rastko Kornjaca University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine K INTRODUCTION X SKIN Melanoma is a malignant tumor that arises from CANCER melanocytes, special cells that produce pigment melanin. According to recent studies, chornic stress is a possible cofactor in the development of cutaneous melanoma. PURPOSE MATERIAL AND RESULTS . + According to the Perceived Stress Scale, the «+ The purpose was to determine METHODS largest number of patients 65.625% were the intensity and duration of + The study is anamnestic and exposed to a moderate level of stress. psychological stress preceding retrospective. + The largest number of patients (21.875%) the diagnosis of cutaneous = Patents Aled out two experienced three stressful situations one melanoma questionnaires: Perceived year before diagnosis. + The correlation between stress Stress Scale and a + The Mann a U or found that there characteristics and histological questionnaire designed for the Re ie Dias as La ta 7 a type and the depth of invasion yurposes of the research, SE Purp stressful situations, in favor of men. of cutaneous melanoma. + Other variables were analyzed | . No correlation was found between the based on the documentation of | intensity and duration of psychological the Clinic of stress, and histological type and the depth Dermatovenereology diseases. | _ of invasion of cutaneous melanoma, PERCEIVED STRESS SCALE DURATIONS OF STRESS BEFORE THE DIAGNOSIS MEN HAD MORE STRESSFUL NUMBER [NUMBER OF STRESSFUL SITUATIONS CONCLUSION + We did not prove the existence of a correlation between the intensity and duration of psychological stress with the depth of invasion of cutaneous melanoma, as well as with the histological type of cutaneous melanoma, + Men with cutaneous melanoma had a higher number of stressful situations, compared to women