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Clinicopathological and molecular study of penile melanoma.
Journal of clinical pathology - 1 Mar 2012
Oxley J D, Corbishley C, Down L, Watkin N, Dickerson D, Wong N A C S
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: To examine the clinicopathological features of a series of penile melanomas and screen for mutations in the BRAF and KIT genes, which are seen in melanomas from other sites. METHODS AND RESULTS: 12 patients with penile melanoma were identified over a 10-year period in two supra-regional networks in the UK. The 2- and 5-year survival was 61% and 20%, respectively. Half the patients had lymph node involvement...
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