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Nevus count associations with pigmentary phenotype, histopathological melanoma characteristics and survival from melanoma.
International journal of cancer - 15 Sept 2016
Taylor Nicholas J, Thomas Nancy E, Anton-Culver Hoda, Armstrong Bruce K, Begg Colin B, Busam Klaus J, Cust Anne E, Dwyer Terence, From Lynn, Gallagher Richard P, Gruber Stephen B, Nishri Diane E, Orlow Irene, Rosso Stefano, Venn Alison J, Zanetti Roberto, Berwick Marianne, Kanetsky Peter A
Abstract excerpt
Although nevus count is an established risk factor for melanoma, relationships between nevus number and patient and tumor characteristics have not been well studied and the influence of nevus count on melanoma-specific survival is equivocal. Using data from the Genes, Environment and Melanoma (GEM) study, a large population-based study of primary cutaneous melanoma, we evaluated associations between number of...
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