Characterization of Malignant Melanoma Using Vibrational Spectroscopy by Ziad Hammody, Ranjit Kumar Sahu, Shaul Mordechai, Emanuela Cagnano, Shmuel Argov

“…Malignant melanoma, a malignant neoplasm of epidermal melanocytes is the third most common skin cancer. …”
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Lessons from Cancer Immunoediting in Cutaneous Melanoma by Mariana Aris, María Marcela Barrio, José Mordoh

“…We will go through the different phases of this phenomenon, exposing the most relevant evidences obtained from experimental models and human clinical data, with special focus on Cutaneous Melanoma, an immunogenic tumor per excellence. We will describe the different immunotherapeutic strategies employed and consider current models accounting for tumor heterogeneity. …”
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Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Risk of Melanoma by Joanne M. Jeter, Joseph D. Bonner, Timothy M. Johnson, Stephen B. Gruber

“…Three hundred twenty-seven subjects with incident melanoma and 119 melanoma-free controls completed a structured interview assessing melanoma risk factors. …”
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A rare case of malignant melanoma presenting as anterior-superior mediastinal mass by Dario Familiari, MD, Silvana Parisi, MD, Rossana Rizzo, MD, Elena Valenti, MD, Flavia Nunnari, MD, Michele Sibilio, MD, Rosario Marando, MD, Giancarlo Pino, MD, Francesco Monaco, MD

Subjects: “…Malignant melanoma…”
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Mortality Prognostic Factors in Patients with Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma by Víctor Ernesto González Velázquez, Lázaro Roque Pérez, Elys María Pedraza Rodríguez, Lissi Lisbet Rodríguez Rodríguez, Mabel González Escudero

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Balloon Cell Urethral Melanoma: Differential Diagnosis and Management by M. McComiskey, C. Iavazzo, M. Datta, R. Slade, B. Winter-Roach, G. Lambe, V. K. Sangar, M. Smith

“…Introduction. Primary malignant melanoma of the urethra is a rare tumour (0.2% of all melanomas) that most commonly affects the meatus and distal urethra and is three times more common in women than men. …”
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Amelanotic Melanoma Masquerading as a Granular Cell Lesion by Deepak Pandiar, Shaini Basheer, P. M. Shameena, S. Sudha, Lakshmi J. Dhana

“…Amelanotic melanoma (AM) presents a diagnostic challenge due to its wide clinical presentations, lack of pigmentation, and varied histological appearances. …”
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A Case Report of Malignant Melanoma of the Sphenoid Sinus by Kiyoaki Tsukahara, Kazuhiro Nakamura, Ray Motohashi, Minoru Endo, Hiroki Sato

“…Malignant melanoma of the sphenoid sinus is a very rare disease, and only 6 cases have previously been reported. …”
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MELANOMAS, SARCOMAS, AND RENAL METASTASES IN THE LIVER: HOW TO TREAT? by Angelica Maria LUCCHESE, Antonio Nocchi KALIL, Alessandro L. DINIZ, Karl J. OLDHAFER, Timothy M. PAWLIK, René ADAM, Olivier SOUBRANE, Maria Ignez BRAGHIROLI, Ricardo Lemos COTTA-PEREIRA

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Melanoma genomics – will we go beyond BRAF in clinics? by Justyna Mirek, Wiesław Bal, Magdalena Olbryt

Subjects: “…Melanoma…”
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Melanoma: From Melanocyte to Genetic Alterations and Clinical Options by Corine Bertolotto

“…Metastatic melanoma remained for decades without any effective treatment and was thus considered as a paradigm of cancer resistance. …”
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Subcutaneous Angiomatoid Fibrous Histiocytoma Mimicking Metastatic Melanoma by E. Sparreboom, C. Wetzels, M. Verdijk, S. Mulder, W. Blokx

“…We present a case of angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma on the upper arm of a 40-year-old female, which was initially misdiagnosed as metastatic melanoma in a lymph node. Revision of the pathology revealed an angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma, which was later confirmed by a EWSR1-CREB1 translocation with molecular diagnostics. …”
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Expression of Integrin Alpha10 Is Induced in Malignant Melanoma by Ann-Kathrin Wenke, Christian Kjellman, Evy Lundgren-Akerlund, Christian Uhlmann, Nikolas K. Haass, Meenhard Herlyn, Anja K. Bosserhoff

“…However, by array studies we detected integrin alpha10 also to be upregulated in malignant melanoma compared to primary melanocytes. Subsequent analysis of melanoma cell lines and melanoma tumor samples confirmed this finding. …”
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Bednar Tumour Occurring after Malignant Melanoma Excision by Amedeo Ferlosio, Monia Di Prete, Piero Rossi, Elena Campione, Augusto Orlandi

“…We report the case of a seventy-four-year-old man with a slow-growing 2 cm mass on the back that arose near the surgical scar of previously excised melanoma, invasive to a Breslow depth of 3 mm. Preoperative clinical diagnosis was “in-transit” melanoma metastasis. …”
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Retrospective Analysis of Rechallenge with Ipilimumab in Patients with Metastatic Melanoma by A. A. Formozo, J. R. Gomes, R. A. Schmerling, A. C. Buzaid

“…Ipilimumab pioneered the treatment of metastatic melanoma, and nowadays, it has been used more frequently in combination with anti-PD-1. …”
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Potential Role of Meiosis Proteins in Melanoma Chromosomal Instability by Scott F. Lindsey, Diana M. Byrnes, Mark S. Eller, Ashley M. Rosa, Nitika Dabas, Julia Escandon, James M. Grichnik

“…Melanomas demonstrate chromosomal instability (CIN). …”
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Fulminant Diabetes in a Patient with Advanced Melanoma on Nivolumab by Nora Chokr, Hafsa Farooq, Elizabeth Guadalupe

“…Anti-PD-1 agents were approved for advanced melanoma after the landmark trial Checkmate-037. Anti-PD-1 agents can breach immunologic tolerance. …”
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Diffuse Melanosis and Ascites due to Metastatic Malignant Melanoma by Elena Sendagorta, Angel Pizarro, Marta Feito, Matias Mayor, Paloma Ramírez, Uxua Floristán, Rosa Feltes

“…We present a female patient who developed mucosal and skin hyperpigmentation due to metastatic malignant melanoma. Diffuse cutaneus melanosis is a rare entity that complicates a small percentage of metastatic melanomas, confering a fatal prognosis. …”
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Metastatic Malignant Melanoma Mimicking Benign Breast Cysts by Marius Lund-Iversen, Olav Inge Håskjold, Hiep Phuc Dong, Aasmund Berner

“…Benign cysts are one of the most common mass-occupying lesions of the breast and are often investigated with triple diagnostic trial (clinical examination, radiology, and cytology). Malignant melanoma is one of medicine's imitators, and metastatic disease can mimic cysts. …”
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Biomarkers as Key Contributors in Treating Malignant Melanoma Metastases by Camila Ferreira de Souza, Alice Santana Morais, Miriam Galvonas Jasiulionis

“…Melanoma is a human neurocristopathy associated with developmental defects in the neural crest-derived epidermal melanocytes. …”
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