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Prognostic Implications and Perspectives on Secondary Prevention

Arch Dermatol. 2002;138:678-682.

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IN THIS issue of the ARCHIVES, the members of the North American Melanoma Pathology Study Group report on the histological characteristics of thin metastasizing melanomas.¹ The North American Melanoma Pathology Study Group is composed of pathologists from the United States and Canada; this group meets twice a year to review specific issues in regard to the pathological aspect of pigmented lesions and melanoma. Their study showed that thin melanomas with extensive regression represented a group at higher risk for metastasis. The investigators searched electronic records from melanoma databases and pathology departments at 8 academic centers and identified 43 patients with a melanoma smaller than 1.0 mm and a known history of metastases. All the metastases were confirmed by histological examinations. From each melanoma case, representative slides were independently reviewed by a panel of 10 dermatopathologists experienced in pigmented lesions. The control group included 42 patients with thin melanomas, with no . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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