"Melanoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A malignant neoplasm derived from cells that are capable of forming melanin, which may occur in the skin of any part of the body, in the eye, or, rarely, in the mucous membranes of the genitalia, anus, oral cavity, or other sites. It occurs mostly in adults and may originate de novo or from a pigmented nevus or malignant lentigo. Melanomas frequently metastasize widely, and the regional lymph nodes, liver, lungs, and brain are likely to be involved. The incidence of malignant skin melanomas is rising rapidly in all parts of the world. (Stedman, 25th ed; from Rook et al., Textbook of Dermatology, 4th ed, p2445)
| Descriptor ID |
D008545
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.465.625.650.510 C04.557.580.625.650.510 C04.557.665.510
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| Concept/Terms |
Melanoma- Melanoma
- Melanomas
- Malignant Melanoma
- Malignant Melanomas
- Melanoma, Malignant
- Melanomas, Malignant
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Melanoma" by people in Profiles.
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Immunohistochemistry for Diagnosing Melanoma in Older Adults. JAMA Dermatol. 2024 Apr 01; 160(4):434-440.
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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Used in the Treatment of Rapidly Progressive Interstitial Pneumonia in a Patient With Amyopathic Dermatomyositis and Positive Melanoma Differentiation-Associated Gene 5. J Clin Rheumatol. 2021 Sep 01; 27(6):e215-e217.
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Population-Based Frequency of Ophthalmic Adverse Events in Melanoma, Other Cancers, and After Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Treatment. Am J Ophthalmol. 2021 04; 224:282-291.
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Imaging of Angiotropism/Vascular Co-Option in a Murine Model of Brain Melanoma: Implications for Melanoma Progression along Extravascular Pathways. Sci Rep. 2016 Apr 06; 6:23834.
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Could pericytic mimicry represent another type of melanoma cell plasticity with embryonic properties? Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 2013 Sep; 26(5):746-54.
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Subungual melanoma: diagnosis and management. Tenn Med. 2012 Feb; 105(2):35-7, 42.
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Metastasis suppressed, but tumorigenicity and local invasiveness unaffected, in the human melanoma cell line MelJuSo after introduction of human chromosomes 1 or 6. Mol Carcinog. 1996 Apr; 15(4):284-99.