Surgical Case Reports, 2021 Background Metastatic melanoma originating from the choroidal membrane is extremely rare. Here, we report a case of laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy for malignant melanoma that developed after heavy-particle therapy for malignant choroidal melanoma ...
Shigeaki Baba +12 more
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A rare radiological presentation of pulmonary metastases from malignant melanoma
Radiology Case Reports, 2023 Malignant melanoma is a highly aggressive cancer with metastatic potential to various locations such as the lymph nodes, lungs, liver, brain, and bone. After the lymph nodes, the lungs are the most common site of malignant melanoma metastases.
Nanditha Guruvaiah Sridhara, MD +3 more
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Malignant Melanoma Presenting as a Mediastinal Malignant Melanoma Presenting as a Mediastinal Unknown Primary Origin? [PDF]
Türk Patoloji Dergisi, 2017 The most common site of primary malignant melanoma is the skin, however, virtually any organ system may be involved. Metastatic melanoma of unknown primary origin accounts for approximately 2-6% of all melanoma cases.
Mukta PUJANI +4 more
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Adenoviral targeting of malignant melanoma for fluorescence-guided surgery prevents recurrence in orthotopic nude-mouse models. [PDF]
, 2015 Malignant melanoma requires precise resection in order to avoid metastatic recurrence. We report here that the telomerase-dependent, green fluorescent protein (GFP)-containing adenovirus OBP-401 could label malignant melanoma with GFP in situ in ...
Bouvet, Michael +7 more
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Malignant melanoma of the urethra: a rare histologic subdivision of vulvar cancer with a poor prognosis [PDF]
, 2012 Malignant melanoma of the urethra is a rare tumour that is difficult to diagnose and treat, resulting in a poor prognosis. In this paper, we present the case of a 65-year-old woman who was referred to a gynaecologist because of a urethral mass that ...
Alkatout, Ibrahim +8 more
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Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology, 2021 Malignant melanoma arises from melanocytic cells. Oral mucosal melanoma is a rare malignancy with the tendency to metastasize and locally invade tissues more readily than other malignant tumors of the oral cavity.
Jigna S Shah +2 more
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The usefulness of c-Kit in the immunohistochemical assessment of melanocytic lesions [PDF]
, 2011 C-Kit (CD117), the receptor for the stem cell factor, a growth factor for melanocyte migra- tion and proliferation, has shown differential immunostaining in various benign and malig- nant melanocytic lesions. The purpose of this study is to compare c-Kit
Atzori L +9 more
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Ladarixin, a dual CXCR1/2 inhibitor, attenuates experimental melanomas harboring different molecular defects by affecting malignant cells and tumor microenvironment. [PDF]
, 2017 CXCR1 and CXCR2 chemokine receptors and their ligands (CXCL1/2/3/7/8) play an important role in tumor progression. Tested to date CXCR1/2 antagonists and chemokine-targeted antibodies were reported to affect malignant cells in vitro and in animal models.
Alexeev, Vitali +10 more
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Primary malignant mucosal melanoma of the larynx: A case report and literature review
Journal of Pathology of Nepal, 2015 Malignant mucosal melanoma is very rare entity. It comprises about 1% of all malignant melanoma and exhibit more aggressive behaviour than that of skin melanomas.
S Shrestha Khadka, MC Lee, AB Karki
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Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology, 2018 Primary malignant melanoma of the oral cavity is a rare neoplasm. In this article, we report the case of a 55-year-old woman with primary malignant melanoma of the maxillary gingiva.
Y C Chaitanya +3 more
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