CD8A and mucosal melanoma: In addition, the cut-off values for each of the three parameters examined immunohistochemically (p16, CD8, Ki67) were established on the basis of previous research aimed at tracing correlations between the immunophenotypic characteristics of cutaneous and mucosal melanoma at diagnosis and the patterns of evolution identified over time; however, the potential for confirmation bias due to the heterogeneity of data currently available in the literature must be acknowledged.