Worldwide Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma Incidences Analyzed by Sex, Age, and Skin Type Over Time (1955–2007): Is HPV Infection of Androgenic Hair Follicular Melanocytes a Risk Factor for Developing Melanoma Exclusively in People of European-Ancestry? [PDF]
, 2016 The cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) incidence has been increasing in an exponential manner in certain populations around the world for over 7 decades.
Merrill, Stephen +2 more
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Diagnostics, 2022 According to European consensus-based interdisciplinary guidelines for melanoma, cutaneous melanoma (CM) is the most deadly form of dermatological malignancy, accounting for 90% of the deaths of skin cancer patients.
Sinziana Ionescu +5 more
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Dermatological Malignancies at a University Teaching Hospital in north-western Tanzania: A Retrospective Review of 154 Cases [PDF]
, 2012 Dermatological malignancies are among the most common form of cancers and the global incidence has been increasing at an alarming rate. A retrospective study was conducted to determine the prevalence, histopathological pattern, anatomical distribution ...
Chalya, Phillipo L. +6 more
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Differences and Similarities in Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Cutaneous and Uveal Melanoma
Medicina, 2023 Both cutaneous melanoma (CM) and uveal melanoma (UM) represent important causes of morbidity and mortality. In this review, we evaluate the available knowledge on the differences and similarities between cutaneous melanoma and uveal melanoma, focusing on
Daciana Elena Brănișteanu +10 more
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Late Metastases from a Thin Primary Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma
Revista da Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia, 2020 Cutaneous malignant melanoma is the third most common type of skin cancer, and its incidence has been rising. Its mortality rate is considerable, due to an aggressive phenotype and great ability of dissemination, mainly in the first years of follow- -up.
Regina Caldas +5 more
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Lymphatic drainage patterns of head and neck cutaneous melanoma: does primary melanoma site correlate with anatomic distribution of pathologically involved lymph nodes? [PDF]
, 2012 The aim of this study was to analyse patterns of metastatic spread from cutaneous head and neck melanoma, which are said to be highly variable.
Lukšić, Ivica +3 more
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Transplantable melanomas in hamsters and gerbils as models for human melanoma : sensitization in melanoma radiotherapy : from animal models to clinical trials [PDF]
, 2018 The focus of the present review is to investigate the role of melanin in the radioprotection of melanoma and attempts to sensitize tumors to radiation by inhibiting melanogenesis. Early studies showed radical scavenging, oxygen consumption and adsorption
Andrzej Słominski +11 more
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Risk of skin cancer in patients with vitiligo in Denmark: A nationwide cohort studyCapsule Summary
JAAD International, 2020 Background: Vitiligo is a depigmentation disorder associated with genetic loss of melanocytes and decreased melanin synthesis. The current literature is conflicting in regard to vitiligo patients' risk of cutaneous malignant melanoma and keratinocyte ...
Mads Gustaf Jørgensen, MD +3 more
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, 2018 Anorectal melanoma (AM) is a rare malignancy, characterized by aggressive behavior and a poor prognosis. AM is more frequent in female patients aged over 50 years.
Dario Didona +4 more
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Bilateral Choroidal Metastases as Presentation of Dissemination of Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma
Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine, 2012 Case Report. A 47-year-old man presented with blurred vision in the right eye. Ophthalmoscopic examination showed several placoid, pigmented lesions in the posterior pole and midperiphery of the retina of both eyes. Results.
S. Fernandez-Perez +4 more
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