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Marked response to imatinib mesylate in metastatic acral lentiginous melanoma on the thumb.
Clinical and experimental dermatology - 1 Mar 2011
Yamaguchi M, Harada K, Ando N, Kawamura T, Shibagaki N, Shimada S
Abstract excerpt
We report a case of melanoma that had a marked response to treatment with imatinib mesylate (IM). The patient was a 61-year-old man who presented with a small red nodule on the thumb and destruction of the nail plate. On histological examination, this lesion was diagnosed as a melanoma, and compu...
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