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April 2019 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This study found that melanoma on the posterior scalp is associated with worse survival compared to other body sites, while sun-exposed areas showed better survival outcomes.
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May 2020 in “Trends in molecular medicine” This study explored the immune environment of the hair follicle's bulge region and suggested that its unique signaling may prevent melanoma formation by lacking necessary proinflammatory signals for full oncogenic transformation, indicating potential strategies for melanoma prevention by replicating this immune-privileged environment.
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October 2023 in “Nature Communications” In this study, male-pattern baldness was strongly associated with a higher risk of keratinocyte cancers, particularly squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma, likely due to increased sun exposure on the scalp rather than androgen levels.
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January 2016 in “Australasian Journal of Dermatology” This study observed that scalp melanomas in older men often grow rapidly, appear without pigment, and have more aggressive features compared to other head and neck melanomas.
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December 2023 in “Journal of Clinical Medicine” This study observed that scalp melanomas had worse outcomes than non-scalp head and neck melanomas, with a higher risk of recurrence and melanoma-specific death.