Clinicopathological predictors of recurrence in nodular and superficial spreading cutaneous melanoma: a multivariate analysis of 214 cases

Clinicopathological predictors of recurrence in nodular and superficial spreading cutaneous melanoma: a multivariate analysis of 214 cases

Abstract Background Nodular melanoma (NM) accounts for most thick melanomas and because of their frequent association with ulceration, fast growth rate and high mitotic rate, contribute substantially to melanoma-related mortality. In a multicentric series of 214 primary melanomas including 96 NM and...

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Main Authors: Maria A. Pizzichetta, Daniela Massi, Mario Mandalà, Paola Queirolo, Ignazio Stanganelli, Vincenzo De Giorgi, Giovanni Ghigliotti, Stefano Cavicchini, Pietro Quaglino, Maria T. Corradin, Pietro Rubegni, Mauro Alaibac, Stefano Astorino, Fabrizio Ayala, Serena Magi, Laura Mazzoni, Maria Ausilia Manganoni, Renato Talamini, Diego Serraino, Giuseppe Palmieri, on behalf of the Italian Melanoma Intergroup (IMI)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:Journal of Translational Medicine
Subjects:
Nodular melanoma
Superficial spreading melanoma
Prognostic indicators
Recurrence
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12967-017-1332-3

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