Article
Risk of melanoma and other cancers in melanoma-prone families.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Mar 1993
Tucker M A, Fraser M C, Goldstein A M, Elder D E, Guerry D, Organic S M
Abstract excerpt
We evaluated the risk of developing melanoma over time in members of 23 melanoma-prone families. All 23 families had dysplastic nevi as well as melanoma. Forty-seven melanomas occurred prospectively, all in family members with dysplastic nevi. The prospective melanomas were markedly thinner than the melanomas diagnosed prior to or at the time of the subject's entry into the study. The cumulative risk of melanoma...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.