Prognostic Factors for Melanoma

Oliver J. Wisco; Arthur J. Sober

doi:10.1016/j.det.2012.04.008

Prognostic Factors for Melanoma

Oliver J. Wisco, Arthur J. Sober

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Abstract

The current melanoma staging system, as defined by the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC), is the standard by which melanoma prognosis is determined. This article focuses on the components of the AJCC melanoma staging system regarding patient prognosis. In addition, this article summarizes the other commonly researched clinical and histologic melanoma prognostic factors and reviews the recent advancements in genetic biomarkers associated with prognosis.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	469-485
Number of pages	17
Journal	Dermatologic Clinics
Volume	30
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.det.2012.04.008
State	Published - Jul 2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Biomarkers
Histology
Melanoma
Prognosis
Survival

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Dermatology

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