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Advanced Malignant Skin Neoplasm

MedGen UID:
1747361
•Concept ID:
C5418813
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Neoplastic Process

Definition

A malignant neoplasm of the skin that has spread extensively to other anatomic sites or is no longer responding to treatment. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

European consensus-based interdisciplinary guideline for diagnosis and treatment of basal cell carcinoma-update 2023.
Peris K, Fargnoli MC, Kaufmann R, Arenberger P, Bastholt L, Seguin NB, Bataille V, Brochez L, Del Marmol V, Dummer R, Forsea AM, Gaudy-Marqueste C, Harwood CA, Hauschild A, Höller C, Kandolf L, Kellerners-Smeets NWJ, Lallas A, Leiter U, Malvehy J, Marinović B, Mijuskovic Z, Moreno-Ramirez D, Nagore E, Nathan P, Stratigos AJ, Stockfleth E, Tagliaferri L, Trakatelli M, Vieira R, Zalaudek I, Garbe C; EADO”A, EDF”B, ESTRO”C, UEMS”D and EADV”E
Eur J Cancer 2023 Oct;192:113254. Epub 2023 Jul 28 doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2023.113254. PMID: 37604067
Sebaceous carcinoma: evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.
Owen JL, Kibbi N, Worley B, Kelm RC, Wang JV, Barker CA, Behshad R, Bichakjian CK, Bolotin D, Bordeaux JS, Bradshaw SH, Cartee TV, Chandra S, Cho NL, Choi JN, Council ML, Demirci H, Eisen DB, Esmaeli B, Golda N, Huang CC, Ibrahim SF, Jiang SB, Kim J, Kuzel TM, Lai SY, Lawrence N, Lee EH, Leitenberger JJ, Maher IA, Mann MW, Minkis K, Mittal BB, Nehal KS, Neuhaus IM, Ozog DM, Petersen B, Rotemberg V, Samant S, Samie FH, Servaes S, Shields CL, Shin TM, Sobanko JF, Somani AK, Stebbins WG, Thomas JR, Thomas VD, Tse DT, Waldman AH, Wong MK, Xu YG, Yu SS, Zeitouni NC, Ramsay T, Reynolds KA, Poon E, Alam M
Lancet Oncol 2019 Dec;20(12):e699-e714. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(19)30673-4. PMID: 31797796
Current state of melanoma diagnosis and treatment.
Davis LE, Shalin SC, Tackett AJ
Cancer Biol Ther 2019;20(11):1366-1379. Epub 2019 Aug 1 doi: 10.1080/15384047.2019.1640032. PMID: 31366280Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Basal Cell Carcinoma.
Heath MS, Bar A
Dermatol Clin 2023 Jan;41(1):13-21. Epub 2022 Oct 28 doi: 10.1016/j.det.2022.07.005. PMID: 36410973
Treatment of Advanced Melanoma in 2020 and Beyond.
Jenkins RW, Fisher DE
J Invest Dermatol 2021 Jan;141(1):23-31. Epub 2020 Apr 5 doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2020.03.943. PMID: 32268150Free PMC Article
Cutaneous Melanoma-A Review in Detection, Staging, and Management.
Hartman RI, Lin JY
Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 2019 Feb;33(1):25-38. doi: 10.1016/j.hoc.2018.09.005. PMID: 30497675
Updates in Melanoma.
Tracey EH, Vij A
Dermatol Clin 2019 Jan;37(1):73-82. doi: 10.1016/j.det.2018.08.003. PMID: 30466690
Melanoma.
Schadendorf D, van Akkooi ACJ, Berking C, Griewank KG, Gutzmer R, Hauschild A, Stang A, Roesch A, Ugurel S
Lancet 2018 Sep 15;392(10151):971-984. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31559-9. PMID: 30238891

Diagnosis

Cutaneous melanoma.
Long GV, Swetter SM, Menzies AM, Gershenwald JE, Scolyer RA
Lancet 2023 Aug 5;402(10400):485-502. Epub 2023 Jul 24 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00821-8. PMID: 37499671
Basal Cell Carcinoma.
Heath MS, Bar A
Dermatol Clin 2023 Jan;41(1):13-21. Epub 2022 Oct 28 doi: 10.1016/j.det.2022.07.005. PMID: 36410973
Cutaneous Melanoma-A Review in Detection, Staging, and Management.
Hartman RI, Lin JY
Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 2019 Feb;33(1):25-38. doi: 10.1016/j.hoc.2018.09.005. PMID: 30497675
Updates in Melanoma.
Tracey EH, Vij A
Dermatol Clin 2019 Jan;37(1):73-82. doi: 10.1016/j.det.2018.08.003. PMID: 30466690
Pediatric melanoma.
Tracy ET, Aldrink JH
Semin Pediatr Surg 2016 Oct;25(5):290-298. Epub 2016 Sep 20 doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2016.09.010. PMID: 27955732

Therapy

Mycosis Fungoides and Sézary Syndrome: Updates and Review of Current Therapy.
Kamijo H, Miyagaki T
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2021 Jan 7;22(2):10. doi: 10.1007/s11864-020-00809-w. PMID: 33415447
Treatment of Advanced Melanoma in 2020 and Beyond.
Jenkins RW, Fisher DE
J Invest Dermatol 2021 Jan;141(1):23-31. Epub 2020 Apr 5 doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2020.03.943. PMID: 32268150Free PMC Article
Updates in Melanoma.
Tracey EH, Vij A
Dermatol Clin 2019 Jan;37(1):73-82. doi: 10.1016/j.det.2018.08.003. PMID: 30466690
Melanoma.
Schadendorf D, van Akkooi ACJ, Berking C, Griewank KG, Gutzmer R, Hauschild A, Stang A, Roesch A, Ugurel S
Lancet 2018 Sep 15;392(10151):971-984. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31559-9. PMID: 30238891
Immunotherapy in melanoma.
Feld E, Mitchell TC
Immunotherapy 2018 Aug;10(11):987-998. doi: 10.2217/imt-2017-0143. PMID: 30149766

Prognosis

Melanoma in pregnancy: Diagnosis and management in early-stage and advanced disease.
Carter TJ, George C, Harwood C, Nathan P
Eur J Cancer 2022 May;166:240-253. Epub 2022 Mar 21 doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2022.02.016. PMID: 35325701
Mycosis Fungoides and Sézary Syndrome: Updates and Review of Current Therapy.
Kamijo H, Miyagaki T
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2021 Jan 7;22(2):10. doi: 10.1007/s11864-020-00809-w. PMID: 33415447
Cutaneous Melanoma-A Review in Detection, Staging, and Management.
Hartman RI, Lin JY
Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 2019 Feb;33(1):25-38. doi: 10.1016/j.hoc.2018.09.005. PMID: 30497675
Melanoma.
Schadendorf D, van Akkooi ACJ, Berking C, Griewank KG, Gutzmer R, Hauschild A, Stang A, Roesch A, Ugurel S
Lancet 2018 Sep 15;392(10151):971-984. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31559-9. PMID: 30238891
Prognostic factors for melanoma.
Wisco OJ, Sober AJ
Dermatol Clin 2012 Jul;30(3):469-85. doi: 10.1016/j.det.2012.04.008. PMID: 22800552

Clinical prediction guides

Histopathologic classification and prognostic factors of melanoma: a 2021 update.
Bobos M
Ital J Dermatol Venerol 2021 Jun;156(3):300-321. Epub 2021 May 13 doi: 10.23736/S2784-8671.21.06958-3. PMID: 33982546
Overcoming Immune Evasion in Melanoma.
Eddy K, Chen S
Int J Mol Sci 2020 Nov 26;21(23) doi: 10.3390/ijms21238984. PMID: 33256089Free PMC Article
Diagnosis and treatment of basal cell carcinoma: European consensus-based interdisciplinary guidelines.
Peris K, Fargnoli MC, Garbe C, Kaufmann R, Bastholt L, Seguin NB, Bataille V, Marmol VD, Dummer R, Harwood CA, Hauschild A, Höller C, Haedersdal M, Malvehy J, Middleton MR, Morton CA, Nagore E, Stratigos AJ, Szeimies RM, Tagliaferri L, Trakatelli M, Zalaudek I, Eggermont A, Grob JJ; European Dermatology Forum (EDF), the European Association of Dermato-Oncology (EADO) and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC)
Eur J Cancer 2019 Sep;118:10-34. Epub 2019 Jul 6 doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2019.06.003. PMID: 31288208
Updates in Melanoma.
Tracey EH, Vij A
Dermatol Clin 2019 Jan;37(1):73-82. doi: 10.1016/j.det.2018.08.003. PMID: 30466690
Cutaneous melanoma: From pathogenesis to therapy (Review).
Leonardi GC, Falzone L, Salemi R, Zanghì A, Spandidos DA, Mccubrey JA, Candido S, Libra M
Int J Oncol 2018 Apr;52(4):1071-1080. Epub 2018 Feb 27 doi: 10.3892/ijo.2018.4287. PMID: 29532857Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Immune checkpoint inhibitors in advanced cutaneous melanoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis of efficacy and review of characteristics.
Mahdiabadi S, Momtazmanesh S, Karimi A, Rezaei N
Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2023 Jul-Dec;23(12):1281-1293. Epub 2023 Dec 8 doi: 10.1080/14737140.2023.2278509. PMID: 37908134
Activity and safety of first-line treatments for advanced melanoma: A network meta-analysis.
Boutros A, Tanda ET, Croce E, Catalano F, Ceppi M, Bruzzone M, Cecchi F, Arecco L, Fraguglia M, Pronzato P, Genova C, Del Mastro L, Lambertini M, Spagnolo F
Eur J Cancer 2023 Jul;188:64-79. Epub 2023 Apr 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2023.04.010. PMID: 37196485
Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life Years for 29 Cancer Groups From 2010 to 2019: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.
Global Burden of Disease 2019 Cancer Collaboration, Kocarnik JM, Compton K, Dean FE, Fu W, Gaw BL, Harvey JD, Henrikson HJ, Lu D, Pennini A, Xu R, Ababneh E, Abbasi-Kangevari M, Abbastabar H, Abd-Elsalam SM, Abdoli A, Abedi A, Abidi H, Abolhassani H, Adedeji IA, Adnani QES, Advani SM, Afzal MS, Aghaali M, Ahinkorah BO, Ahmad S, Ahmad T, Ahmadi A, Ahmadi S, Ahmed Rashid T, Ahmed Salih Y, Akalu GT, Aklilu A, Akram T, Akunna CJ, Al Hamad H, Alahdab F, Al-Aly Z, Ali S, Alimohamadi Y, Alipour V, Aljunid SM, Alkhayyat M, Almasi-Hashiani A, Almasri NA, Al-Maweri SAA, Almustanyir S, Alonso N, Alvis-Guzman N, Amu H, Anbesu EW, Ancuceanu R, Ansari F, Ansari-Moghaddam A, Antwi MH, Anvari D, Anyasodor AE, Aqeel M, Arabloo J, Arab-Zozani M, Aremu O, Ariffin H, Aripov T, Arshad M, Artaman A, Arulappan J, Asemi Z, Asghari Jafarabadi M, Ashraf T, Atorkey P, Aujayeb A, Ausloos M, Awedew AF, Ayala Quintanilla BP, Ayenew T, Azab MA, Azadnajafabad S, Azari Jafari A, Azarian G, Azzam AY, Badiye AD, Bahadory S, Baig AA, Baker JL, Balakrishnan S, Banach M, Bärnighausen TW, Barone-Adesi F, Barra F, Barrow A, Behzadifar M, Belgaumi UI, Bezabhe WMM, Bezabih YM, Bhagat DS, Bhagavathula AS, Bhardwaj N, Bhardwaj P, Bhaskar S, Bhattacharyya K, Bhojaraja VS, Bibi S, Bijani A, Biondi A, Bisignano C, Bjørge T, Bleyer A, Blyuss O, Bolarinwa OA, Bolla SR, Braithwaite D, Brar A, Brenner H, Bustamante-Teixeira MT, Butt NS, Butt ZA, Caetano Dos Santos FL, Cao Y, Carreras G, Catalá-López F, Cembranel F, Cerin E, Cernigliaro A, Chakinala RC, Chattu SK, Chattu VK, Chaturvedi P, Chimed-Ochir O, Cho DY, Christopher DJ, Chu DT, Chung MT, Conde J, Cortés S, Cortesi PA, Costa VM, Cunha AR, Dadras O, Dagnew AB, Dahlawi SMA, Dai X, Dandona L, Dandona R, Darwesh AM, das Neves J, De la Hoz FP, Demis AB, Denova-Gutiérrez E, Dhamnetiya D, Dhimal ML, Dhimal M, Dianatinasab M, Diaz D, Djalalinia S, Do HP, Doaei S, Dorostkar F, Dos Santos Figueiredo FW, Driscoll TR, Ebrahimi H, Eftekharzadeh S, El Tantawi M, El-Abid H, Elbarazi I, Elhabashy HR, Elhadi M, El-Jaafary SI, Eshrati B, Eskandarieh S, Esmaeilzadeh F, Etemadi A, Ezzikouri S, Faisaluddin M, Faraon EJA, Fares J, Farzadfar F, Feroze AH, Ferrero S, Ferro Desideri L, Filip I, Fischer F, Fisher JL, Foroutan M, Fukumoto T, Gaal PA, Gad MM, Gadanya MA, Gallus S, Gaspar Fonseca M, Getachew Obsa A, Ghafourifard M, Ghashghaee A, Ghith N, Gholamalizadeh M, Gilani SA, Ginindza TG, Gizaw ATT, Glasbey JC, Golechha M, Goleij P, Gomez RS, Gopalani SV, Gorini G, Goudarzi H, Grosso G, Gubari MIM, Guerra MR, Guha A, Gunasekera DS, Gupta B, Gupta VB, Gupta VK, Gutiérrez RA, Hafezi-Nejad N, Haider MR, Haj-Mirzaian A, Halwani R, Hamadeh RR, Hameed S, Hamidi S, Hanif A, Haque S, Harlianto NI, Haro JM, Hasaballah AI, Hassanipour S, Hay RJ, Hay SI, Hayat K, Heidari G, Heidari M, Herrera-Serna BY, Herteliu C, Hezam K, Holla R, Hossain MM, Hossain MBH, Hosseini MS, Hosseini M, Hosseinzadeh M, Hostiuc M, Hostiuc S, Househ M, Hsairi M, Huang J, Hugo FN, Hussain R, Hussein NR, Hwang BF, Iavicoli I, Ibitoye SE, Ida F, Ikuta KS, Ilesanmi OS, Ilic IM, Ilic MD, Irham LM, Islam JY, Islam RM, Islam SMS, Ismail NE, Isola G, Iwagami M, Jacob L, Jain V, Jakovljevic MB, Javaheri T, Jayaram S, Jazayeri SB, Jha RP, Jonas JB, Joo T, Joseph N, Joukar F, Jürisson M, Kabir A, Kahrizi D, Kalankesh LR, Kalhor R, Kaliyadan F, Kalkonde Y, Kamath A, Kameran Al-Salihi N, Kandel H, Kapoor N, Karch A, Kasa AS, Katikireddi SV, Kauppila JH, Kavetskyy T, Kebede SA, Keshavarz P, Keykhaei M, Khader YS, Khalilov R, Khan G, Khan M, Khan MN, Khan MAB, Khang YH, Khater AM, Khayamzadeh M, Kim GR, Kim YJ, Kisa A, Kisa S, Kissimova-Skarbek K, Kopec JA, Koteeswaran R, Koul PA, Koulmane Laxminarayana SL, Koyanagi A, Kucuk Bicer B, Kugbey N, Kumar GA, Kumar N, Kumar N, Kurmi OP, Kutluk T, La Vecchia C, Lami FH, Landires I, Lauriola P, Lee SW, Lee SWH, Lee WC, Lee YH, Leigh J, Leong E, Li J, Li MC, Liu X, Loureiro JA, Lunevicius R, Magdy Abd El Razek M, Majeed A, Makki A, Male S, Malik AA, Mansournia MA, Martini S, Masoumi SZ, Mathur P, McKee M, Mehrotra R, Mendoza W, Menezes RG, Mengesha EW, Mesregah MK, Mestrovic T, Miao Jonasson J, Miazgowski B, Miazgowski T, Michalek IM, Miller TR, Mirzaei H, Mirzaei HR, Misra S, Mithra P, Moghadaszadeh M, Mohammad KA, Mohammad Y, Mohammadi M, Mohammadi SM, Mohammadian-Hafshejani A, Mohammed S, Moka N, Mokdad AH, Molokhia M, Monasta L, Moni MA, Moosavi MA, Moradi Y, Moraga P, Morgado-da-Costa J, Morrison SD, Mosapour A, Mubarik S, Mwanri L, Nagarajan AJ, Nagaraju SP, Nagata C, Naimzada MD, Nangia V, Naqvi AA, Narasimha Swamy S, Ndejjo R, Nduaguba SO, Negoi I, Negru SM, Neupane Kandel S, Nguyen CT, Nguyen HLT, Niazi RK, Nnaji CA, Noor NM, Nuñez-Samudio V, Nzoputam CI, Oancea B, Ochir C, Odukoya OO, Ogbo FA, Olagunju AT, Olakunde BO, Omar E, Omar Bali A, Omonisi AEE, Ong S, Onwujekwe OE, Orru H, Ortega-Altamirano DV, Otstavnov N, Otstavnov SS, Owolabi MO, P A M, Padubidri JR, Pakshir K, Pana A, Panagiotakos D, Panda-Jonas S, Pardhan S, Park EC, Park EK, Pashazadeh Kan F, Patel HK, Patel JR, Pati S, Pattanshetty SM, Paudel U, Pereira DM, Pereira RB, Perianayagam A, Pillay JD, Pirouzpanah S, Pishgar F, Podder I, Postma MJ, Pourjafar H, Prashant A, Preotescu L, Rabiee M, Rabiee N, Radfar A, Radhakrishnan RA, Radhakrishnan V, Rafiee A, Rahim F, Rahimzadeh S, Rahman M, Rahman MA, Rahmani AM, Rajai N, Rajesh A, Rakovac I, Ram P, Ramezanzadeh K, Ranabhat K, Ranasinghe P, Rao CR, Rao SJ, Rawassizadeh R, Razeghinia MS, Renzaho AMN, Rezaei N, Rezaei N, Rezapour A, Roberts TJ, Rodriguez JAB, Rohloff P, Romoli M, Ronfani L, Roshandel G, Rwegerera GM, S M, Sabour S, Saddik B, Saeed U, Sahebkar A, Sahoo H, Salehi S, Salem MR, Salimzadeh H, Samaei M, Samy AM, Sanabria J, Sankararaman S, Santric-Milicevic MM, Sardiwalla Y, Sarveazad A, Sathian B, Sawhney M, Saylan M, Schneider IJC, Sekerija M, Seylani A, Shafaat O, Shaghaghi Z, Shaikh MA, Shamsoddin E, Shannawaz M, Sharma R, Sheikh A, Sheikhbahaei S, Shetty 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Yunusa I, Zadnik V, Zare F, Zastrozhin MS, Zastrozhina A, Zhang J, Zhong C, Zhou L, Zhu C, Ziapour A, Zimmermann IR, Fitzmaurice C, Murray CJL, Force LM
JAMA Oncol 2022 Mar 1;8(3):420-444. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.6987. PMID: 34967848Free PMC Article
Prognostic Significance of CD30 in Transformed Mycosis Fungoides.
Travaglino A, Russo D, Varricchio S, Pignatiello S, Baldo A, Picardi M, Pane F, Mascolo M
Am J Clin Pathol 2021 Aug 4;156(3):350-355. doi: 10.1093/ajcp/aqaa261. PMID: 33769436
Melanoma chemoprevention.
Francis SO, Mahlberg MJ, Johnson KR, Ming ME, Dellavalle RP
J Am Acad Dermatol 2006 Nov;55(5):849-61. Epub 2006 Sep 18 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.04.014. PMID: 17052492

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