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Population-based analysis of prognostic factors and survival in familial melanoma.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 1 Oct 2005
Florell Scott R, Boucher Kenneth M, Garibotti Gilda, Astle John, Kerber Richard, Mineau Geraldine, Wiggins Charles, Noyes R Dirk, Tsodikov Alexander, Cannon-Albright Lisa A, Zone John J, Samlowski Wolfram E, Leachman Sancy A
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PURPOSE: Familial melanoma patients are reported to present with thinner melanomas, to be younger at the time of diagnosis, and to have a greater likelihood of developing multiple primary tumors. We sought to determine whether melanomas that occur in a familial setting demonstrate different prognostic and survival statistics relative to sporadic melanoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This population-based study used the...
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