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Distinct genetic profiles of extracranial and intracranial acral melanoma metastases.
Journal of cutaneous pathology - 1 Oct 2016
Sharma Gaurav, Lian Christine G, Lin William M, Amin-Mansour Ali, Jané-Valbuena Judit, Garraway Levi, Bao Wendi, Yoon Charles H, Ibrahim Nageatte
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BACKGROUND: There is limited knowledge of the genetic alterations in acral melanoma metastases at different anatomic sites. Here, we characterized the genetic abnormalities of metastases in a 51-year-old man with stage IIIC heel melanoma who developed concomitant brain and cutaneous metastases in spite of multiple treatment modalities. METHODS: Melanoma cells were isolated following palliative resection of the...
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