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È un cancro delle cellule pigmentarie della pelle. È molto aggressivo e pericoloso. Si presenta come una crescita o un’ulcera bruna o nera. Può somigliare a un neo (nevus melanocitico) normale. Ma si differenzia dal neo per i seguenti aspetti: cresce rapidamente e sanguina... READ MORE

Selection criteria for genetic assessment of patients with familial melanoma. Leachman SA, Carucci J, Kohlmann W, Banks KC, Asgari MM, Bergman W, Bianchi-Scarrà G, Brentnall T, Bressac-de Paillerets B, Bruno W, Curiel-Lewandrowski C, de Snoo FA, Debniak T, Demierre MF, Elder D,... READ MORE

Strategies for early melanoma detection: Approaches to the patient with nevi. Goodson AG, Grossman D. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2009 May;60(5):719-35; quiz 736-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.10.065.     Mole checks are the “bread and butter” of many dermatologists. The article... READ MORE

Alcohol consumption is linked to many skin problems (click HERE for manifestations of alcohol on the skin). However this study brings a new association: Melanoma. In this study using statistics (retrospective) the authors documented 1385 patients with invasive melanoma and 750... READ MORE

Claire KOH, Martin TW CHIO, Hazel H OON. Cutaneous Melanoma associated with Papillary Thyroid Cancer National Skin Centre, Singapore     “The risk of melanoma patients developing second primary cancers has been studied with increasing interest due to improved survival... READ MORE

-General Facts the lunula is part of the matrix and a melanocytic primary lesion implicates lunula involvement slow longitudinal thickening is a characteristic of melanoma (or at least it needs to be ruled out)     -Signs that a lesion is not melanocytic arcuate white... READ MORE

Jimmy Carter (born in 1924; democratic party) served as 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. -He underwent a PET scan in May (age 90) after feeling unwell, and a suspicious mass in the liver was revealed. -After undergoing surgery on August 3, 2015 to remove the... READ MORE

Bob Marley (; 1945-1981) was a Jamaican singer who participated importantly in the development Reggae and was part part of the cultural “Rastafari” movement     He was a big soccer enthusiast and in summer of 1976 he traumatized his right toenail. It was diagnosed as a... READ MORE

Vajdic CM, Chong AH, Kelly PJ, Meagher NS, Van Leeuwen MT, Grulich AE , Webster AC. Survival after cutaneous melanoma in kidney transplant recipients: a population-based matched cohort study.  World Congress of Dermatology 2015 Abstract – Vancouver, Canada    ... READ MORE

Melanoma associated with the use of melanotan-II. Hjuler KF. et al. Dermatology. 2014;228(1):34-6. doi: 10.1159/000356389. Epub 2013 Dec 18. The concept of Melanotan was an interesting one to give a tan to offer protection against skin cancer. It acts by stimulating melanocytes... READ MORE