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CDKN2A (INK4A-ARF) mutation analysis to distinguish cutaneous melanoma metastasis from a second primary melanoma.
The American journal of surgical pathology - 1 Apr 2007
Blokx Willeke A M, Lesterhuis W Joost, Lesterhuis Joost J, Andriessen Monique P M, Verdijk Marian A J, Punt Cornelis J A, Punt Kees J A, Ligtenberg Marjolijn J L
Abstract excerpt
The histologic differential diagnosis between a second primary cutaneous melanoma and cutaneous melanoma metastasis in a patient with a previous history of melanoma can be very difficult. This case report describes the first application of CDKN2A mutation analysis for discriminating a cutaneous melanoma metastasis from a new primary melanoma. In 2005, we received a skin excision of the right arm of a 38-year-old...
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