melanoma). In women, melanomas most commonly occur on the legs; while in men, on the back. Melanoma is frequently referred to as malignant melanoma....
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Acral lentiginous melanoma is a type of skin cancer. It typically begins as a uniform brownish mark before becoming darker and wider with a blurred irregular...
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Skin cancer (redirect from Non-melanoma skin cancer)
cancers: basal-cell skin cancer (BCC), squamous-cell skin cancer (SCC) and melanoma. The first two, along with a number of less common skin cancers, are known...
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Uveal melanoma is a type of eye cancer in the uvea of the eye. It is traditionally classed as originating in the iris, choroid, and ciliary body, but can...
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Dysplastic nevus (redirect from Dysplastic melanoma)
opposed to biologic uncertainty, and that the lesion is either a nevus or melanoma from the very beginning, as opposed to some kind of "premalignant stage";...
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considered a minor malformation or hamartoma and may be at a higher risk for melanoma. According to the American Academy of Dermatology, the most common types...
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Amelanotic melanoma is a type of skin cancer in which the cells do not make any melanin.: 696 They can be pink, red, purple or of normal skin color, and...
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Spitz nevus (redirect from Benign juvenile melanoma)
juvenile melanoma,: 691 and Spitz's juvenile melanoma). The name juvenile melanoma is generally no longer used as it is neither a melanoma, nor does...
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Nodular melanoma (NM) is the most aggressive form of melanoma. It tends to grow more rapidly in thickness (vertically penetrate the skin) than in diameter...
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Nevi and melanomas are a group of neoplasia. Although a nevus and a melanoma are often treated as independent entities, there is evidence that a nevus...
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Dysplastic nevus syndrome, also known as familial atypical multiple mole–melanoma (FAMMM) syndrome, is an inherited cutaneous condition described in certain...
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Breslow's depth (redirect from Melanoma depth)
In medicine, Breslow's depth was used as a prognostic factor in melanoma of the skin. It is a description of how deeply tumor cells have invaded. Currently...
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The AIM at Melanoma Foundation (AIM) is a nonprofit organization focused on melanoma research. AIM was created as a collaboration between the Charlie...
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HMB-45 (redirect from Human Melanoma Black)
against an antigen present in melanocytic tumors such as melanomas, and stands for Human Melanoma Black. It is used in anatomic pathology as a marker for...
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CDKN2A (redirect from Melanoma, familial)
cancer after p53. Germline mutations of CDKN2A are associated with familial melanoma, glioblastoma and pancreatic cancer. The CDKN2A gene also contains one...
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B16 melanoma is a murine tumor cell line used for research as a model for human skin cancers. B16 cells are useful models for the study of metastasis and...
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Melanin (section Role in melanoma metastasis)
Exposure to UV radiation is associated with increased risk of malignant melanoma, a cancer of melanocytes (melanin cells). Studies have shown a lower incidence...
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Polypoid melanoma is a rare cutaneous condition, a virulent variant of nodular melanoma.: 696 Polypoid melanoma is a subtype of nodular melanoma, the most...
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Desmoplastic melanoma, also known as neurotropic melanoma, or spindled melanoma is a rare cutaneous condition characterized by a deeply infiltrating type...
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Vaginal melanoma is a rare malignancy that originates from melanocytes in the vaginal epithelium. It is also known as a melanocytic tumor or as a malignant...
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Lentigo maligna (redirect from Lentiginous melanoma on sun-damaged skin)
histopathological variant of melanoma in situ. Lentigo maligna is sometimes classified as a very early melanoma, and sometimes as a precursor to melanoma. When malignant...
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Melanoma Research is a bimonthly peer-reviewed medical journal published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and the editor-in-chief is F.J. Lejeune. It was...
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The James A. Schlipmann Melanoma Cancer Foundation was a US-based non-profit organization with a mission to fund clinical trials and research studies,...
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Par6 in metastatic melanoma cells. These results suggested that PKC-ι is involved in signaling pathways which upregulate EMT in melanoma thereby directly...
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or ocular melanoma, becoming cancerous. Therefore, it is crucial to differentiate between a non-cancerous choroidal nevus and lethal melanoma. The prevalence...
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diagnostic oncology at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, co-medical director at the Melanoma Institute Australia, and Cojoint professor at the University of Sydney...
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Keytruda, is a humanized antibody used in cancer immunotherapy that treats melanoma, lung cancer, head and neck cancer, Hodgkin lymphoma, stomach cancer, cervical...
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Gertz serves as a board director for the Melanoma Research Alliance, the largest nonprofit funder of melanoma research. "Gertz, Jami 1965–". Encyclopedia...
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Mucosal melanoma is a rare condition characterized by a melanoma of the mucous membranes. This subtype is associated a worse prognosis than those arising...
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