9 citations
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April 2010 in “The Journal of Dermatology” This study suggests that nestin is an important marker for identifying HMB-45-negative cells in nodular melanomas, particularly in the dermal parts.
37 citations
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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.
January 2011 in “Yearbook of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery” Thicker melanomas and nodular types are more likely to spread to sentinel lymph nodes.
77 citations
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December 2010 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study found that human skin expresses proenkephalin, whose expression is upregulated by environmental stress and varies in pathological conditions, increasing in psoriasis and decreasing in melanocytic tumors.
20 citations
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November 2004 in “Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine” This case report describes a rare instance of melanocytic matricoma, a benign pigmented papule found in sun-damaged skin of an elderly individual, highlighting its distinct clinical and pathological features.