Prognostic factors in melanoma
Keywords:
survival, prognostic factors, melanomaAbstract
Over the past fifty years prognostic factors in melanoma have been studied. The version published in 2009 by the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) includes the tumor thickness (Breslow), ulceration, mitosis number, the presence or absence of microsatellites, nodal involvement and the presence of distant metastases as major factors forecasts. However in certain cases it is not clear what leads a melanoma to be invasive and entailing death. The purpose of this work is to perform a literature review about the various known prognostic factors in melanoma introducing genetics in this area.
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