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Jean-Luc Bulliard, PhD; Silvia Ess, MD; Andrea Bordoni, MD; Isabelle Konzelmann, MD; Fabio Levi, MD

Arch Dermatol. 2008;144(4):556-558.

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An unequal distribution of cancer laterality, particularly in paired organs, has long been documented and generally thought to be related to asymmetries in organ size or behavioral factors such as handedness.¹ Recently in a large series patients with cancers in the left testis, right lung, and left ovary were found to have a significantly better survival than those with contralateral cancers.² Apart from anecdotal assertions and very sparse data that suggest asymmetrical differences in the frequency of cutaneous melanoma and photodamage,^3-4 melanoma laterality has, to our knowledge, never been specifically studied. Investigation of laterality could thus contribute to a better understanding of cancer etiology and prognosis.

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As part of a larger study,⁵ the laterality of 2143 first cutaneous melanomas was retrieved and clinically validated using a standardized body chart that allowed unequivocal marking of the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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