Article
Molecular characterization of fast-growing melanomas.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - 1 Feb 2022
Gaudy-Marqueste Caroline, Macagno Nicolas, Loundou Anderson, Pellegrino Eric, Ouafik L'houcine, Budden Timothy, Mundra Piyushkumar, Gremel Gabriela, Akhras Victoria, Lin Lijing, Cook Martin, Kumar Rajiv, Grob Jean-Jacques, Nagore Eduardo, Marais Richard, Virós Amaya
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The rate of growth of primary melanoma is a robust predictor of aggressiveness, but the mutational profile of fast-growing melanomas (FGMM) and the potential to stratify patients at high risk of death has not been comprehensively studied. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the epidemiologic, clinical, and mutational profile of primary cutaneous melanomas with a thickness ≥ 1 mm, stratified by rate of growth....
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