Indoor tanning exposure was not associated with tumor mutational burden (TMB) in patients with cutaneous melanoma, in a retrospective cohort study. Higher TMB was linked to older age, head and neck tumors, and a history of nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC).
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Medical mismanagement may contribute to worse survival outcomes for invasive melanoma
Patients with upstaged tumors saw an overall mortality rate of 36% vs. 19.5% in their non-upstaged counterparts.
Melanoma survival linked to tumor thickness
Researchers at The University of Sydney have identified a significant increase in melanoma-related death risk for patients with thin primary tumors measuring between 0.8 and 1.0 millimeters compared to those with thinner lesions.
A model to predict iris melanoma
Arun Singh, MD, and colleagues developed a model that provides direct diagnostic prediction of a lesion being iris melanoma. He is Director of the Department of Ophthalmic Oncology, Cole Eye Institute at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Hospital, Cleveland.