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Multimodality Imaging and Genetics of Primary Mucosal Melanomas and Response to Treatment.
Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc - 1 Jan 2000
Saleh Mohammed, Javadi Sanaz, Elsherif Sherif, Patnana Madhavi, Sagebiel Tara L, Torres-Cabala Carlos, Mattei Jane, Bhosale Priya, Faria Silvana C
Abstract excerpt
Mucosal melanomas (MMs) are rare and aggressive tumors that arise from melanocytes in the mucosal tissues that line the respiratory, gastrointestinal, and urogenital tracts. Most MMs occur during the 6th and 7th decades of life. MMs may be asymptomatic but may also cause bleeding, pain, and itching, depending on the site of origin. Because of their asymptomatic or oligosymptomatic nature and the difficulty of...
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