Abstract:Objective To analyze the prognostic factors of cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) and to provide evidence for clinical treatment and prognosis prediction. Methods The study retrospectively analyzed the clinical data and follow-up data of 153 patients with CMM treated in the Third Clinical Medical College of Xinjiang Medical University between January 2009 and December 2015. The patients’ gender, age, tumor ulcer, tumor site, tumor thickness, tumor stage, BRAF V600E mutation, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), radiotherapy and interferon therapy were taken as the influencing factors. The effect of these indicators on prognosis was observed and statistically analyzed, and a prognostic model was constructed based on multivariate analysis. Results Univariate analysis showed that tumor ulceration, tumor site, tumor thickness, tumor stage, LDH, BRAF V600E mutation and NLR were the factors affecting the prognosis of the patients with CMM (P < 0.05). Multivariate analysis showed that tumor ulceration, tumor thickness, tumor stage and NLR were the independent risk factors affecting the survival time of the patients with CMM (P < 0.05). The prognosis of the patients was analyzed comprehensively based on the independent prognostic risk factors, and there were significant differences in the survival time among the various risk groups (P < 0.05). Conclusions Tumor ulceration, tumor thickness, tumor stage and NLR are the important factors affecting the prognosis of the patients with CMM.