“…Regarding the risk factors identified in previous studies for the incidence of metastases in the CNS, the following have been reported: males, primary lesion in the head or neck, high Breslow index, high serum DHL level, and ulceration of the primary lesion. 14 , 15 , 16 Contrary, we reported the location with the most significant association with metastases was in the right foot and right leg for lesions in the brain and the eye for metastatic lesions to the spine. Similarly, we did not find ulceration presented any risk in the linear regression analysis but a corresponding histopathological result with nodular melanoma.…”