Auflistung Nach Schlagwort "Melanoma"
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Can statin therapy reduce the risk of melanoma? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
(2010)A growing body of literature suggests that statins may have a chemopreventive potential against melanoma through pleiotropic anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, and antiangiogenesis mechanisms. Our aim was to examine this ... -
Computer-aided clinical image analysis for non-invasive assessment of tumor thickness in cutaneous melanoma
(2021)Objective: Computerized clinical image analysis is shown to improve diagnostic accuracy for cutaneous melanoma but its effectiveness in preoperative assessment of melanoma thickness has not been studied. The aim of this ... -
The current role of surgery in the treatment of cardiac metastases from malignant melanoma: An educational presentation
(2021)A 71 year-old male with a history of multiple excisions of an initial Clark’s level V melanoma of the breast followed by combined radiation and interferon treatment, as well as a recurrence, 3 years later, of a BRAF-positive ... -
Depression in choroidal melanoma patients treated with proton beam radiotherapy
(2018)Aim: To determine depression in patients with choroidal melanoma (CM) treated with proton beam radiotherapy. Patients and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study including 50 patients with CM (50% males, mean age=49.88±6.34 ... -
Exploring the potential of mucin 13 (MUC13) as a biomarker for carcinomas and other diseases
(2018)Mucin 13 (MUC13) is a cell surface glycoprotein aberrantly expressed in a variety of epithelial carcinomas. Thus far, the role of MUC13 in various diseases remains elusive. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first ... -
Hair removal on dermoscopy images
(2015)Digital Dermoscopy is a tool commonly used by dermatologists for assisting the diagnosis of skin lesions. The presence of hair in such dermoscopic images frequently occludes significant diagnostic information and reduces ... -
An Integrated Platform for Skin Cancer Heterogenous and Multilayered Data Management
(2021)Electronic health record (EHR) systems improve health care services by allowing the combination of health data with clinical decision support features and clinical image analyses. This study presents a modular and distributed ... -
Melanoma: The Radiotherapeutic point of view; review of the current literature
(2011)Surgery remains the mainstay of melanoma therapy at all sites. Melanoma is widely believed to be a radioresistant tumor, a misconception that has historically led to the limited use of RT for its treatment. We searched ... -
Numerical and experimental analysis of high frequency acoustic microscopy and infrared reflectance system for early detection of melanoma
(2016)Melanoma is a very malicious type of cancer as it metastasizes early and hence its late diagnosis leads to death. Consequently, early diagnosis of melanoma and its removal is considered the most effective way of treatment. ... -
The role of histone deacetylase inhibitors in uveal melanoma: Current evidence
(2018)Uveal melanoma is the most common intraocular malignancy in adults, representing approximately 3% of all melanoma cases. Despite progress in chemotherapy, radiation and surgical treatment options, the prognosis and survival ... -
A stromal Integrated Stress Response activates perivascular cancer-associated fibroblasts to drive angiogenesis and tumour progression
(2022)Bidirectional signalling between the tumour and stroma shapes tumour aggressiveness and metastasis. ATF4 is a major effector of the Integrated Stress Response, a homeostatic mechanism that couples cell growth and survival ...