Urological Melanoma: A Comprehensive Review of a Rare Subclass of Mucosal Melanoma with Emphasis on Differential Diagnosis and Therapeutic Approaches

Melanoma is reported as the 19th most common cancer worldwide, with estimated age-standardized incidence rates of 2.8–3.1 per 100,000. Although the origin is most frequently cutaneous, mucosal melanoma has been described several times in literature, and despite its rarity (only 1% of all melanomas),...

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Main Authors: Gerardo Cazzato, Anna Colagrande, Antonietta Cimmino, Concetta Caporusso, Pragnell Mary Victoria Candance, Senia Maria Rosaria Trabucco, Marcello Zingarelli, Alfonso Lorusso, Maricla Marrone, Alessandra Stellacci, Francesca Arezzo, Andrea Marzullo, Gabriella Serio, Angela Filoni, Domenico Bonamonte, Paolo Romita, Caterina Foti, Teresa Lettini, Vera Loizzi, Gennaro Cormio, Leonardo Resta, Roberta Rossi, Giuseppe Ingravallo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Cancers
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/17/4424