"Melanoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A malignant neoplasm derived from cells that are capable of forming melanin, which may occur in the skin of any part of the body, in the eye, or, rarely, in the mucous membranes of the genitalia, anus, oral cavity, or other sites. It occurs mostly in adults and may originate de novo or from a pigmented nevus or malignant lentigo. Melanomas frequently metastasize widely, and the regional lymph nodes, liver, lungs, and brain are likely to be involved. The incidence of malignant skin melanomas is rising rapidly in all parts of the world. (Stedman, 25th ed; from Rook et al., Textbook of Dermatology, 4th ed, p2445)
| Descriptor ID |
D008545
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.465.625.650.510 C04.557.580.625.650.510 C04.557.665.510
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| Concept/Terms |
Melanoma- Melanoma
- Melanomas
- Malignant Melanoma
- Malignant Melanomas
- Melanoma, Malignant
- Melanomas, Malignant
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Melanoma" by people in Profiles.
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Electrospun nanofibrous scaffolds as a platform to reduce melanoma tumour growth, recurrence, and promote post-resection wound repair. Biomater Adv. 2024 Jul; 161:213870.
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Incidence and profile of skin cancers in?patients following ultraviolet phototherapy without psoralens: A?retrospective cohort study. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2024 Apr; 90(4):759-766.
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Skin cancer risk factors among Black South Africans-The Johannesburg Cancer Study, 1995-2016. Immun Inflamm Dis. 2022 07; 10(7):e623.
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Trends in Melanoma Mortality in the Population Groups of South Africa. Dermatology. 2019; 235(5):396-399.
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Helix aspersa maxima mucus exhibits antimelanogenic and antitumoral effects against melanoma cells. Biomed Pharmacother. 2018 May; 101:871-880.
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Macrovipecetin, a C-type lectin from Macrovipera lebetina venom, inhibits proliferation migration and invasion of SK-MEL-28 human melanoma cells and enhances their sensitivity to cisplatin. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj. 2018 Mar; 1862(3):600-614.
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Quantification of hTERT splice variants in melanoma by SYBR green real-time polymerase chain reaction indicates a negative regulatory role for the beta deletion variant. Neoplasia. 2008 Oct; 10(10):1131-7.