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-Tumor originating in the pigment cells of the skin (melanocytes). -Sunlight plays a major role in their development. -Trauma might also be involved: especially in acral melanomas (see Bob Marley’s case of a melanoma on the feet apparently found after a trauma while playing... READ MORE

A JAAD Case Reports publication: click HERE for free full article (selected by Dr Christophe HSU, MD  – Dermatologist. Geneva, Switzerland)   Comments Acral Melanoma is a skin cancer arising from the extremities (feet, hands) and is derived from cancerous degeneration of the... READ MORE

To read the current issue of Dermatologica Helvetica, click HERE (Journal Club, Focus and “What’s Hot” in English) Published in Dermatologica Helvetica (article selection: Prof SAURAT JH, MD – Dermatologist. Geneva, Switzerland) READ MORE

To read the current issue of Dermatologica Helvetica, click HERE (Journal Club, Focus and “What’s Hot” in English) Published in Dermatologica Helvetica (article selection: Prof SAURAT JH, MD – Dermatologist. Geneva, Switzerland) READ MORE

To read the current issue of Dermatologica Helvetica, click HERE (Journal Club, Focus and “What’s Hot” in English) Published in Dermatologica Helvetica (article selection: Prof SAURAT JH, MD – Dermatologist. Geneva, Switzerland) READ MORE

To read the current issue of Dermatologica Helvetica, click HERE (Journal Club, Focus and “What’s Hot” in English) Published in Dermatologica Helvetica (article selection: Prof SAURAT JH, MD – Dermatologist. Geneva, Switzerland) READ MORE

Oxidative stress inhibits distant metastasis by human melanoma cells. Piskounova E, Agathocleous M, Murphy MM, Hu Z, Huddlestun SE, Zhao Z, Leitch AM, Johnson TM, DeBerardinis RJ, Morrison SJ. Nature. 2015 Nov 12;527(7577):186-91. doi: 10.1038/nature15726. Epub 2015 Oct 14.... READ MORE

It’s time for “Keratinocyte Carcinoma” to replace the term “Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer (NMSC)”. Karimkhani C, Boyers LN, Dellavalle RP, Weinstock MA. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2015 Jan;72(1):186-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2014.09.036. No abstract available.... READ MORE