There are well-established disparities in cancer incidence and outcomes by race/ethnicity
that result from the interplay between structural, socioeconomic, socio-environmental …

Context.—There have been major advances in the understanding of melanoma since the
last revision of the World Health Organization (WHO) classification in 2006. Objective.—To …

Acral and mucosal melanomas are extremely rare in Caucasians; however, they are the
predominant melanoma subtypes in Asians and other non-Caucasian populations. Acral …

Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is a strong and ubiquitous risk factor for cutaneous melanoma,
emitted naturally by the sun but also artificial sources. To shed light on the potential impact …

Acral lentiginous melanoma is a histological subtype of cutaneous melanoma that occurs in
the glabrous skin of the palms, soles and the nail unit. Although in some countries …

Melanoma skin cancer is derived from skin melanocytes and has a high risk of metastatic
spread. Many clinical attributes and risk factors associated with melanoma have been well …

Melanoma has one of the highest somatic mutational burdens among solid malignancies.
Although the rapid progress in genomic research has contributed immensely to our …

Cutaneous melanoma (CM) encompasses a group of pigmented tumors that arise from skin
melanocytes. Melanocytes are neural crest-derived cells that commonly migrate to the skin …

Background Acral lentiginous melanoma (ALM) is one of the four major subtypes in
cutaneous melanoma (CM). Although ALM has a poorer prognosis than other CM subtypes …

Background The incidence of melanoma among those of an Asian ethnicity is lower than in
Caucasians; few large‐scale Asian studies that include follow‐up data have been reported …