Surgical resection for stage IV melanoma is not obsolete due to new opportunities and evolving paradigms, Merrick I. Ross, MD, professor in the department of surgical oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, said during a debate at HemOnc Today Melanoma and Cutaneous Malignancies.
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VIDEO: Clinical differences can help identify adnexal primary vs. metastatic carcinoma
Jane L. Messina, MD, an anatomic pathologist of the Melanoma Research Center of Excellence at Moffitt Cancer Center, discussed the issues associated with distinguishing between adnexal primary carcinoma and metastatic melanoma at HemOnc Today Melanoma and Cutaneous Malignancies.
Scientific Journals for March 2016
World J Gastroenterol. 2016 Mar 21; 22(11): 3296–3301. Published online 2016 Mar 21. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i11.3296 Primary advanced esophago-gastric melanoma: A rare case Lin Wang, Liang Zong, Hidetsugu Nakazato, Wen-Yue Wang, Chao-Feng Li, Yan-Fen Shi, Guo-Chao Zhang, and Tao Tang…
Read More PI3K/AKT Pathway Potential Target for Treating Brain Mets in Melanoma
Activation of the PI3K/AKT pathway may play a role in the development of metastases in melanoma, according to a preclinical study published in Cell Report.1