Relationship between Fitzpatrick Skin Type and The Cancer Genome Atlas Classification with Melanoma-Related Metastasis and Death in 854 Patients at a Single Ocular Oncology Center.

Patients classified as FST I are more likely to have a higher grade melanoma on genetic testing whereas those classified as FST III-V show lower grade melanoma. Despite differences in tumor features and genetic profile with various FST, survival analysis at 5, 10, and 15 years revealed no difference in melanoma-related metastasis or death within each TCGA group per skin tone.