Pathologic staging of melanoma.

Abstract:

:The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) recently launched a new staging system for cutaneous melanoma that was based on clinical experience with a large number of patients treated in major centers worldwide. As this system includes various histopathologic parameters of the primary melanoma and of melanoma metastasis, including micrometastases in the sentinel lymph node (SLN), they are discussed here. Special attention is given to ulceration of the primary tumor, because it remains a dominant prognostic parameter in addition to tumor thickness. Molecular markers that may reflect aggressive behavior of the primary melanoma also are described. Finally, pathologic examination of SLNs is addressed with emphasis on the efficacy of various microstaging approaches.

journal_name

Semin Oncol

journal_title

Seminars in oncology

authors

Ruiter DJ,Spatz A,van den Oord JJ,Cook MG,Pathology Committee of the European Organization Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Melanoma Group.

doi

10.1053/sonc.2002.34116

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2002-08-01 00:00:00

pages

370-81

issue

4

eissn

0093-7754

issn

1532-8708

pii

S0093775402502670

journal_volume

29

pub_type

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