Cancers 2010, 2(1), 165-189; doi:10.3390/cancers2010165
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Biology of Human Cutaneous Melanoma

Elias G. Elias* email, Joanne H. Hasskampemail and Bhuvnesh K. Sharmaemail
Maryland Melanoma Center, Weinberg Cancer Institute, Franklin Square Hospital Center, Baltimore, MD, USA
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 28 January 2010; in revised form: 4 March 2010 / Accepted: 9 March 2010 / Published: 12 March 2010
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Current Concepts in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cutaneous Melanoma)
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Abstract: A review of the natural behavior of cutaneous melanoma, clinical and pathological factors, prognostic indicators, some basic research and the present and possible futuristic strategies in the management of this disease are presented. While surgery remains to be the most effective therapeutic approach in the management of early primary lesions, there is no standard adjuvant therapy after surgical resection, or for metastatic disease.
Keywords: biology; cutaneous; melanoma; therapeutic approaches

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Elias, E.G.; Hasskamp, J.H.; Sharma, B.K. Biology of Human Cutaneous Melanoma. Cancers 2010, 2, 165-189.

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Elias, Elias G.; Hasskamp, Joanne H.; Sharma, Bhuvnesh K. 2010. "Biology of Human Cutaneous Melanoma." Cancers 2, no. 1: 165-189.

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