Nerve density and neuronal biomarkers in cancer

SR Ali, M Jordan, P Nagarajan, M Amit - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Researchers have shown that tumor biomarkers and increased nerve
density are important clinical tools for determining cancer prognosis and developing …

Pathology-based biomarkers useful for clinical decisions in melanoma

C Torres-Cabala, E Li-Ning-Tapia, WJ Hwu - Archives of Medical Research, 2020 - Elsevier
The dramatic recent advances in therapy of melanoma require a more personalized and
precise diagnostic approach to aid in clinical decisions. Tissue-based biomarkers in …

An evidence-based staging system for mucosal melanoma: a proposal

CL Cui, B Lian, XS Zhang, D Wu, K Li, L Si… - Annals of surgical …, 2022 - Springer
Background There is no widely employed staging system for mucosal melanoma (MuM) that
incorporates all anatomic sites. We hypothesized that MuM patients arising from different …

Anorectal melanoma

S Fastner, TJ Hieken, RR McWilliams… - Journal of Surgical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Anorectal melanoma is an aggressive mucosal melanoma subtype with a poor prognosis.
Although recent advancements have been seen for cutaneous melanoma, the optimal …

Treatment outcomes and prognostic factors in 47 patients with primary anorectal malignant melanoma in the immune therapy era

D Ogata, K Tsutsui, K Namikawa, K Moritani… - Journal of Cancer …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Primary anorectal melanoma (ARM) accounts for approximately 1.2% of all
melanomas and 16.5% of all mucosal melanomas. ARM is associated with the shortest …

Prognostic models based on lymph node density for primary gastrointestinal melanoma: a SEER population-based analysis

J Zeng, L Zhu, G Zhou, F Pan, Y Yang - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective This study aimed to construct prognostic models to predict the overall survival (OS)
and cancer-specific survival (CSS) of patients with primary gastrointestinal melanoma …

[HTML][HTML] Distribution pattern of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes and tumor microenvironment composition as prognostic indicators in anorectal malignant melanoma

SW Kim, YI Kim, B Mustafa, MJ Kim, G Jeong, SM Ahn… - Modern Pathology, 2021 - Elsevier
Anorectal malignant melanoma (ARMM) is a rare disease with poor prognosis. Determining
ARMM prognosis precisely is difficult due to the lack of proper assessment techniques …

Mucosal Melanoma: Review from a Pathologist Point of View

P Nagarajan, SJ Yun, VG Prieto - Clinics in Dermatology, 2024 - Elsevier
Mucosal melanomas are rare malignant tumors arising from the epithelia lining the inner
mucosal surfaces of the body. Unlike cutaneous melanoma, we have a limited …

Proceedings from the Melanoma Research Foundation Mucosal Melanoma Meeting (December 16, 2022, New York, USA)

AZ Wei, LN Chen, M Orloff, CE Ariyan, M Asgari… - 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Mucosal melanoma remains a rare cancer with high mortality and a paucity of therapeutic
options. This is due in significant part to its low incidence leading to limited patient access to …

Management of noncutaneous melanomas

AY Lee, RS Berman - Surgical Oncology Clinics, 2020 - surgonc.theclinics.com
Mucosal melanoma is a rare subtype of melanoma that represents only 1.3% of all
melanoma cases 1 and has distinct clinical, biological, and management considerations …