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| Author(s): |
Lourenco, Silvia V.
[1]
;
Fernandes, Juliana D.
[2]
;
Hsieh, Ricardo
[3]
;
Coutinho-Camillo, Claudia M.
[4]
;
Bologna, Sheyla
[5]
;
Sangueza, Martin
[6]
;
Nico, Marcello M. S.
[5]
Total Authors: 7
|
| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Dent, Dept Pathol, BR-05508000 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Bahia, Sch Med, Dept Dermatol, BR-41170290 Salvador, BA - Brazil
[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Trop Med, Immunopathol Lab, BR-05508000 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[4] AC Camargo Canc Ctr, Dept Pathol, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[5] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Med, Dept Dermatol, BR-05508000 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[6] Hosp Obrero, Dept Pathol, La Paz - Bolivia
Total Affiliations: 6
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | AMERICAN JOURNAL OF DERMATOPATHOLOGY; v. 36, n. 7, p. 578-587, JUL 2014. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 39 |
| Abstract | |
Head and neck mucosal melanoma (MM) is an aggressive and rare neoplasm of melanocytic origin. To date, few retrospective series and case reports have been reported on MM. This article reviews the current evidence on head and neck MM and the molecular pathways that mediate the pathogenesis of this disease. Head and neck MM accounts for 0.7%-3.8% of all melanomas and involve (in decreasing order of frequency) the sinonasal cavity, oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, and upper esophagus. Although many studies have examined MM of the head and neck and the underlying molecular pathways, individual genetic and molecular alterations were less investigated. Further studies are needed to complement existing data and to increase our understanding of melanocytes tumorigenesis. (AU) | |