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| | Malignant melanoma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Radiation therapy is often used after surgical resection for patients with locally or regionally advanced melanoma or for patients with unresectable distant metastases. | | | Treatment of malignant melanoma is best performed from a multidisciplinary approach including dermatologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, surgical oncologists, general surgeons, neurologists, neurosurgeons, otorynolaryngologists, radiologists, pathologists/dermatopathologists, research scientists, nurse practitioners and physician assistants, and palliative care experts. | | | In research setting other therapies, such as gene therapy, may be tested. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malignant_melanoma
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| | Melanoma |
| | Melanoma is one of the deadliest skin cancers but with increasing awareness, it can be cured in its earliest stage. | | | Eleven patients, all female, with a mean age of 40 years (range, 8-83 years), presented with pigmented lesions clinically suspected to be malignant melanoma or atypical melanocytic nevi affecting the vulva (7 patients), perineum (3 patients), or chest (1 patient). | | | Blockade of the Fas-triggered intracellular signaling pathway in human melanomas is circumvented by cytotoxic lymphocytes. |
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http://www.thedoctorsdoctor.com/diseases/melanoma_disease.htm
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| | eMedicine - Malignant Melanoma : Article by Wendy Brick, MD |
| | DOC for adjuvant therapy in patients with high-risk melanoma. | | | A malignant melanoma developing in healthy skin is said to arise de novo, without evidence of a precursor lesion. | | | A patient with a suggestive lesion should be referred to a dermatologist or surgical oncologist for excisional biopsy. |
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| | Malignant Melanoma |
| | Melanoma is the third most common skin cancer and represents from 3% to 5% of cutaneous malignancies. | | | The lack of differentiation may be responsible for the aggressive behavior of amelanotic melanomas; 75% of which have already metastasized at the time of presentation. | | | Clark, W.H., Jr.: A classifiation of malignant melanoma in man correlated with histogenesis and biologic behavior. |
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http://www.dentalcare.com/soap/intermed/melan.htm
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| | Malignant melanoma |
| | Malignant melanoma may arise in the skin anywhere on the body. | | | Malignant melanoma is locally staged based on the depth of penetration through the skin and its appendages. | | | As of early 2003, some researchers think there may be two pathways to malignant melanoma, one involving exposure to sunlight and the other with melanocyte proliferation triggered by other factors. |
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http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/malignant_melanoma.jsp
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| | eMedicine - Malignant Melanoma : Article by Susan M Swetter, MD |
| | Kirkwood JM: Adjuvant IFN alpha2 therapy of melanoma. | | | However, individuals with numerous moles (common or dysplastic) or a family history of melanoma should be educated regarding the importance of skin self-examination for early detection of skin cancer. | | | Melanoma can occur on any skin or mucosal surface, although a history of cutaneous melanoma does not appear to increase the risk of developing primary intraocular or mucosal melanoma. |
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| | malignant melanoma |
| | This is referred to as the "radial" growth phase of melanoma and is clinically macular or only slightly elevated. | | | Unfortunately the incicence of this disease appears to be increasing, such that currently about 1 in 100 persons in the United States can expect to develop this cancer in a lifetime. | | | The cancer presumably begins at one focus in the skin at the dermo-epidermal junction. |
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http://matrix.ucdavis.edu/tumors/tradition/melanoma.html
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| | Melanoma |
| | For melanoma, pictures may be taken of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis. | | | Surgery or radiation therapy as palliative therapy to relieve symptoms and improve quality of life. | | | In men, melanoma is often found on the trunk (the area from the shoulders to the hips) or the head and neck. |
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http://www.meb.uni-bonn.de/cancer.gov/CDR0000062713.html
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| | malignant melanoma |
| | Current research in melanoma is focused on finding effective systemic therapy. | | | DTIC therapy is associated with a response rate of 15 to 25%, with only 5% of patients achieving a complete response. | | | The advocates of this method point out correctly that surgery is the only effective therapy for regional lymph node disease; moreover, in several retrospective studies, a survival advantage of as much as 25% has been demonstrated in patients with clinically negative but pathologically positive lymph nodes. |
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http://www.cancernews.com/articles/melanomas.htm
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| | National Cancer Institute - What You Need To Know About Melanoma |
| | Melanomas arising in areas other than the skin (such as intraocular melanoma, which is melanoma arising in the eye) are not discussed here. | | | This booklet is about melanoma of the skin. | | | National Cancer Institute - What You Need To Know About Melanoma |
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http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/wyntk/melanoma
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| | Melanoma — Complete medical information regarding skin cancer on MedicineNet.com |
| | To understand melanoma, it is helpful to know about the skin and about melanocytes, what they do, how they grow, and what happens when they become cancerous. | | | In men, it is often found on the trunk (the area from the shoulders to the hips) or the head and neck. | | | Questions To Ask Before Surgery - Surgery questions to ask prior to having a procedure are important. |
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http://www.medicinenet.com/melanoma/article.htm
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| | Melanoma Patients' Information Page |
| | Electric pulse drug delivery system effective in cutaneous malignancies | | | Providing the support and information you need to be a proactive participant in your treatment decisions. | | | Ultrasound Detects Melanoma Metastases Missed by Clinical Examination |
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| | Malignant Melanoma |
| | Wide surgical resection is imperative for malignant melanoma. | | | Suspect melanoma when any skin lesion or nevus (a circumscribed stable | | | Melanoma spreads through the lymphatic and vascular systems and metastasizes to |
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| | Disease Category Listing (196): Malignant Melanoma |
| | A clinical study evaluating the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of a study drug in subjects with advanced melanoma. | | | A clinical study comparing standard treatment for advanced melanoma to an experimental study drug. | | | SWOG E4697: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Phase III Trial of Yeast Derived GM-CSF Versus Peptide Vaccination Versus GM-CSF Plus Peptide Vaccination Versus Placebo in Patients with No Evidence of Disease After Complete Surgical Resection of Locally Advanced and/or Stage IV Melanoma |
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| | MedlinePlus: Melanoma |
| | NCI Researchers Confirm the Effectiveness of Immunotherapy Approach to Treating Melanoma (03/31/2005, National Cancer Institute) | | | Melanoma: A Kind of Skin Cancer (American Academy of Family Physicians) | | | Melanoma (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) |
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/melanoma.html
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Skin cancer |
| | Complexion - Skin cancers are more common in people with light-colored skin, hair, and eyes. | | | Genetics - Having a family history of melanoma increases the risk of developing this cancer. | | | Basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma are the most common nonmelanoma skin cancers. |
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| | malignant melanoma - OneLook Dictionary Search |
| | noun: any of several malignant neoplasms (usually of the skin) consisting of melanocytes | | | Malignant melanoma, Melanoma, malignant : MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary [home, info] | | | Phrases that include malignant melanoma: malignant melanoma in situ, malignant melanoma - choroid, malignant melanoma - eye, malignant melanoma choroid, superficial spreading malignant melanoma |
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| | MIR Teaching file case ga003 |
| | This patient is a 45 year old man with a history of metastatic melanoma. | | | The patient underwent wide excision, without lymph node dissection. | | | Nodular melanoma is generally considered the most lethal. |
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| | Gallery of Melanoma |
| | The following images (about 30, each initially presented in thumbnail sketch form) are provided to illustrate the diagnostic features. | | | Melanoma is classified according to the histologic types. |
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