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Spindle cell melanoma

MedGen UID:
83147
Concept ID:
C0334444
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: desmoplastic melanoma; Malignant Spindle Cell Melanoma; malignant spindle cell melanoma; Spindle cell malignant melanoma; Spindle Cell Malignant Melanoma; spindle cell malignant melanoma; Spindle Cell Melanoma; spindle cell melanoma; Spitzoid malignant melanoma; spitzoid malignant melanoma
SNOMED CT: Spindle cell melanoma (68827007); Spindle cell malignant melanoma (403923002); Spitzoid malignant melanoma (403923002); Spitzoid malignant melanoma (68827007)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006427

Definition

A melanoma characterized by the presence of malignant spindle-shaped melanocytes. [from NCI]

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PubMed

Fernandez-Flores A, Singh R, Cassarino DS
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Etiology

Boyraz B, Hung YP
APMIS 2022 Mar;130(3):140-154. Epub 2022 Jan 11 doi: 10.1111/apm.13203. PMID: 34942046
Hamal D, Limbu B, Sthapit PR, Pradhan E, Shrestha R, Saiju R
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Am J Surg Pathol 2016 Sep;40(9):1270-9. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000000678. PMID: 27299798
Chen LL, Jaimes N, Barker CA, Busam KJ, Marghoob AA
J Am Acad Dermatol 2013 May;68(5):825-33. Epub 2012 Dec 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2012.10.041. PMID: 23267722Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Fernandez-Flores A, Singh R, Cassarino DS
Head Neck Pathol 2023 Mar;17(1):143-153. Epub 2023 Mar 16 doi: 10.1007/s12105-023-01536-y. PMID: 36928737Free PMC Article
Boyraz B, Hung YP
APMIS 2022 Mar;130(3):140-154. Epub 2022 Jan 11 doi: 10.1111/apm.13203. PMID: 34942046
Sina N, Saeed-Kamil Z, Ghazarian D
J Clin Pathol 2021 Jan;74(1):7-9. Epub 2020 Oct 13 doi: 10.1136/jclinpath-2020-207051. PMID: 33051287
Chen LL, Jaimes N, Barker CA, Busam KJ, Marghoob AA
J Am Acad Dermatol 2013 May;68(5):825-33. Epub 2012 Dec 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2012.10.041. PMID: 23267722Free PMC Article
Busam KJ
Clin Lab Med 2011 Jun;31(2):321-30. doi: 10.1016/j.cll.2011.03.009. PMID: 21549245

Therapy

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Shoji MK, Rong AJ
Am J Ophthalmol 2023 Jun;250:e1-e2. Epub 2023 Feb 18 doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2023.02.010. PMID: 36801380
Sheng J, Dermarkarian C, Foroozan R, Falardeau J
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Busam KJ
Adv Anat Pathol 2005 Mar;12(2):92-102. doi: 10.1097/01.pap.0000155071.86944.a6. PMID: 15731577

Prognosis

Fernandez-Flores A, Singh R, Cassarino DS
Head Neck Pathol 2023 Mar;17(1):143-153. Epub 2023 Mar 16 doi: 10.1007/s12105-023-01536-y. PMID: 36928737Free PMC Article
Boyraz B, Hung YP
APMIS 2022 Mar;130(3):140-154. Epub 2022 Jan 11 doi: 10.1111/apm.13203. PMID: 34942046
Chen LL, Jaimes N, Barker CA, Busam KJ, Marghoob AA
J Am Acad Dermatol 2013 May;68(5):825-33. Epub 2012 Dec 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2012.10.041. PMID: 23267722Free PMC Article
Busam KJ
Clin Lab Med 2011 Jun;31(2):321-30. doi: 10.1016/j.cll.2011.03.009. PMID: 21549245
Busam KJ
Adv Anat Pathol 2005 Mar;12(2):92-102. doi: 10.1097/01.pap.0000155071.86944.a6. PMID: 15731577

Clinical prediction guides

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Chen LL, Jaimes N, Barker CA, Busam KJ, Marghoob AA
J Am Acad Dermatol 2013 May;68(5):825-33. Epub 2012 Dec 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2012.10.041. PMID: 23267722Free PMC Article
Carlson JA, Ross JS, Slominski AJ
Clin Dermatol 2009 Jan-Feb;27(1):75-102. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2008.09.007. PMID: 19095155

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