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Cancer risks and survival in patients with multiple primary melanomas: Association with family history of melanoma and germline CDKN2A mutation status.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - 1 Nov 2017
Helgadottir Hildur, Tuominen Rainer, Olsson Håkan, Hansson Johan, Höiom Veronica
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Worse outcomes have been noted in patients with multiple primary melanomas (MPMs) than in patients with single primary melanomas. OBJECTIVE: We investigated how family history of melanoma and germline CDKN2A mutation status of MPM patients affects risks of developing subsequent melanomas and other cancers and survival outcomes. METHODS: Comprehensive data on cancer diagnoses and deaths of MPM...
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