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Gynecologic melanomas: A clinicopathologic and molecular analysis.
Gynecologic oncology - 1 Nov 2017
Udager Aaron M, Frisch Nora K, Hong Linda J, Stasenko Marina, Johnston Carolyn M, Liu J Rebecca, Chan May P, Harms Paul W, Fullen Douglas R, Orsini Amy, Thomas Dafydd G, Lowe Lori, Patel Rajiv M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Melanoma originating from gynecologic sites (MOGS), including the vulva, vagina, and cervix, is a rare and aggressive form of melanoma with poor long-term clinical outcome. The clinicopathologic features of vulvar and non-vulvar tumors remain relatively understudied, and in contrast to cutaneous melanomas at non-sun-exposed sites, MOGS typically do not harbor BRAF mutations. Thus, we sought to analyze...
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