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Treatment implications of the emerging molecular classification system for melanoma.
The Lancet. Oncology - 1 Sept 2011
Romano Emanuela, Schwartz Gary K, Chapman Paul B, Wolchock Jedd D, Carvajal Richard D
Abstract excerpt
Melanoma is an aggressive disease with few standard treatment options. The conventional classification system for this disease is based on histological growth patterns, with division into four subtypes: superficial spreading, lentigo maligna, nodular, and acral lentiginous. Major limitations of this classification system are absence of prognostic importance and little correlation with treatment outcomes. Recent...
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