Current Concepts in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cutaneous Melanoma
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (13 April 2010) | Viewed by 219663
Special Issue Editor
Interests: melanoma; skin cancers; dermatopathology; skin pathology; melanocytic skin lesions
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Dear Colleagues,
In regard to the diagnosis of melanoma, possible topics of interest may include: histopathology and diagnostic reporting of cutaneous melanoma, diagnostic markers (immunohistochemistry and molecular methods such as PCR, FISH, array CGH), dermatoscopy as a clinical diagnostic tool (including digital dermatoscopy), whole body skin examination with digital photography, imaging studies, etc. In regard to the treatment of melanoma, possible topics of interest may include: surgery, therapeutic and progonostic value of lymph node dissection, chemotheraphy (interferon), radiotherapy, tumor vaccines, cellular therapy (tumor infiltrating lymphocytes), and gene therapy (educated T-cells targeting tumor cells), etc.
Chyi-Chia Richard Lee, MD Ph. D.
Guest Editor