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Ovarian melanoma

MedGen UID:
1790038
•Concept ID:
C4761026
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: melanoma (disease) of ovary; metastatic melanoma of ovary; Ovarian Melanoma; ovarian melanoma; ovary melanoma (disease); ovary metastatic melanoma
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0000543

Definition

A melanoma arising from the ovary. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVOvarian melanoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Medicinal Plants in Cancer Treatment: Contribution of Nuclear Factor- Kappa B (NF-kB) Inhibitors.
Das R, Mehta DK, Dhanawat M
Mini Rev Med Chem 2022;22(15):1938-1962. doi: 10.2174/1389557522666220307170126. PMID: 35260052
Targeting cancer stem cells by melatonin: Effective therapy for cancer treatment.
Maroufi NF, Vahedian V, Hemati S, Rashidi MR, Akbarzadeh M, Zahedi M, Pouremamali F, Isazadeh A, Taefehshokr S, Hajazimian S, Seraji N, Nouri M
Pathol Res Pract 2020 May;216(5):152919. Epub 2020 Mar 9 doi: 10.1016/j.prp.2020.152919. PMID: 32171553
SEOM clinical guideline for secondary prevention (2019).
Santaballa A, Pinto Á, Balanyà RP, Ramírez Merino N, Martín IR, Grau SS, Fombella JPB, Cano JM, González CH, Bayo J
Clin Transl Oncol 2020 Feb;22(2):187-192. Epub 2020 Jan 31 doi: 10.1007/s12094-020-02302-0. PMID: 32006339

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Clinicopathological features and programmed death-ligand 1 immunohistochemical expression in a multicenter cohort of uterine and ovarian melanomas: a retrospective study in Japan (KCOG-G1701s).
Yano M, Nasu K, Yasuda M, Katoh T, Kagabu M, Kobara H, Matsuura M, Tokuyama O, Yamawaki T, Wakahashi S, Noguchi T, Mizuno K, Shitsukawa K, Onohara Y, Nakabori T, Miyasaka A, Nakao T, Matsunaga T, Kunimi Y, Sakurai M, Uchiyama A, Itoh R, Ohike N, Hirakawa T, Watanabe T, Nishino K, Motohashi T, Ito K
Melanoma Res 2022 Jun 1;32(3):150-158. Epub 2022 Mar 29 doi: 10.1097/CMR.0000000000000811. PMID: 35377861
In Defense of Progesterone: A Review of the Literature.
Lieberman A, Curtis L
Altern Ther Health Med 2017 Nov;23(6):24-32. PMID: 29055286
Expression of breast cancer metastasis suppressor-1, BRMS-1, in human breast cancer and the biological impact of BRMS-1 on the migration of breast cancer cells.
Zhang Y, Ye L, Tan Y, Sun P, Ji K, Jiang WG
Anticancer Res 2014 Mar;34(3):1417-26. PMID: 24596389
Effects of individual-level socioeconomic factors on racial disparities in cancer treatment and survival: findings from the National Longitudinal Mortality Study, 1979-2003.
Du XL, Lin CC, Johnson NJ, Altekruse S
Cancer 2011 Jul 15;117(14):3242-51. Epub 2011 Jan 24 doi: 10.1002/cncr.25854. PMID: 21264829Free PMC Article
Primary ovarian melanoma arising in a dermoid stage IIIc: long-term disease-free survival with aggressive surgery and platinum therapy.
Carlson JA Jr, Wheeler JE
Gynecol Oncol 1993 Mar;48(3):397-401. doi: 10.1006/gyno.1993.1069. PMID: 8462906

Diagnosis

Harnessing machine learning to find synergistic combinations for FDA-approved cancer drugs.
Abd El-Hafeez T, Shams MY, Elshaier YAMM, Farghaly HM, Hassanien AE
Sci Rep 2024 Jan 29;14(1):2428. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-52814-w. PMID: 38287066Free PMC Article
Clinicopathological features and programmed death-ligand 1 immunohistochemical expression in a multicenter cohort of uterine and ovarian melanomas: a retrospective study in Japan (KCOG-G1701s).
Yano M, Nasu K, Yasuda M, Katoh T, Kagabu M, Kobara H, Matsuura M, Tokuyama O, Yamawaki T, Wakahashi S, Noguchi T, Mizuno K, Shitsukawa K, Onohara Y, Nakabori T, Miyasaka A, Nakao T, Matsunaga T, Kunimi Y, Sakurai M, Uchiyama A, Itoh R, Ohike N, Hirakawa T, Watanabe T, Nishino K, Motohashi T, Ito K
Melanoma Res 2022 Jun 1;32(3):150-158. Epub 2022 Mar 29 doi: 10.1097/CMR.0000000000000811. PMID: 35377861
Primary Ovarian Melanoma Arising From a Mature Teratoma With Melanoma In Situ Present in the Ciliated Columnar and Squamous Epithelium in a Patient With Synchronous Skin Basal Cell Carcinoma.
Lai J, Garvey KY, Li P, Azevedo RA
Int J Gynecol Pathol 2021 Jul 1;40(4):383-390. doi: 10.1097/PGP.0000000000000727. PMID: 33560745
SEOM clinical guideline for secondary prevention (2019).
Santaballa A, Pinto Á, Balanyà RP, Ramírez Merino N, Martín IR, Grau SS, Fombella JPB, Cano JM, González CH, Bayo J
Clin Transl Oncol 2020 Feb;22(2):187-192. Epub 2020 Jan 31 doi: 10.1007/s12094-020-02302-0. PMID: 32006339
Malignant ovarian melanoma with extensive pelvic and peritoneal metastasis: a case report and literature review.
Gao R, Liu NF, Sheng XG
Chin J Cancer 2010 Apr;29(4):460-2. doi: 10.5732/cjc.009.10479. PMID: 20346227

Therapy

Harnessing machine learning to find synergistic combinations for FDA-approved cancer drugs.
Abd El-Hafeez T, Shams MY, Elshaier YAMM, Farghaly HM, Hassanien AE
Sci Rep 2024 Jan 29;14(1):2428. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-52814-w. PMID: 38287066Free PMC Article
Organ Biodistribution of Radiolabelled γδ T Cells Following Liposomal Alendronate Administration in Different Mouse Tumour Models.
Wang JT, Hodgins NO, Al-Jamal WT, Maher J, Sosabowski JK, Al-Jamal KT
Nanotheranostics 2020;4(2):71-82. Epub 2020 Feb 6 doi: 10.7150/ntno.32876. PMID: 32190534Free PMC Article
SEOM clinical guideline for secondary prevention (2019).
Santaballa A, Pinto Á, Balanyà RP, Ramírez Merino N, Martín IR, Grau SS, Fombella JPB, Cano JM, González CH, Bayo J
Clin Transl Oncol 2020 Feb;22(2):187-192. Epub 2020 Jan 31 doi: 10.1007/s12094-020-02302-0. PMID: 32006339
In Defense of Progesterone: A Review of the Literature.
Lieberman A, Curtis L
Altern Ther Health Med 2017 Nov;23(6):24-32. PMID: 29055286
Malignant ovarian melanoma with extensive pelvic and peritoneal metastasis: a case report and literature review.
Gao R, Liu NF, Sheng XG
Chin J Cancer 2010 Apr;29(4):460-2. doi: 10.5732/cjc.009.10479. PMID: 20346227

Prognosis

Systemic Administration of Cowpea Mosaic Virus Demonstrates Broad Protection Against Metastatic Cancers.
Chung YH, Zhao Z, Jung E, Omole AO, Wang H, Sutorus L, Steinmetz NF
Adv Sci (Weinh) 2024 May;11(18):e2308237. Epub 2024 Mar 2 doi: 10.1002/advs.202308237. PMID: 38430536Free PMC Article
Harnessing machine learning to find synergistic combinations for FDA-approved cancer drugs.
Abd El-Hafeez T, Shams MY, Elshaier YAMM, Farghaly HM, Hassanien AE
Sci Rep 2024 Jan 29;14(1):2428. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-52814-w. PMID: 38287066Free PMC Article
Clinicopathological features and programmed death-ligand 1 immunohistochemical expression in a multicenter cohort of uterine and ovarian melanomas: a retrospective study in Japan (KCOG-G1701s).
Yano M, Nasu K, Yasuda M, Katoh T, Kagabu M, Kobara H, Matsuura M, Tokuyama O, Yamawaki T, Wakahashi S, Noguchi T, Mizuno K, Shitsukawa K, Onohara Y, Nakabori T, Miyasaka A, Nakao T, Matsunaga T, Kunimi Y, Sakurai M, Uchiyama A, Itoh R, Ohike N, Hirakawa T, Watanabe T, Nishino K, Motohashi T, Ito K
Melanoma Res 2022 Jun 1;32(3):150-158. Epub 2022 Mar 29 doi: 10.1097/CMR.0000000000000811. PMID: 35377861
Primary Ovarian Melanoma Arising From a Mature Teratoma With Melanoma In Situ Present in the Ciliated Columnar and Squamous Epithelium in a Patient With Synchronous Skin Basal Cell Carcinoma.
Lai J, Garvey KY, Li P, Azevedo RA
Int J Gynecol Pathol 2021 Jul 1;40(4):383-390. doi: 10.1097/PGP.0000000000000727. PMID: 33560745
KRAS Genomic Status Predicts the Sensitivity of Ovarian Cancer Cells to Decitabine.
Stewart ML, Tamayo P, Wilson AJ, Wang S, Chang YM, Kim JW, Khabele D, Shamji AF, Schreiber SL
Cancer Res 2015 Jul 15;75(14):2897-906. Epub 2015 May 12 doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-14-2860. PMID: 25968887Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Harnessing machine learning to find synergistic combinations for FDA-approved cancer drugs.
Abd El-Hafeez T, Shams MY, Elshaier YAMM, Farghaly HM, Hassanien AE
Sci Rep 2024 Jan 29;14(1):2428. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-52814-w. PMID: 38287066Free PMC Article
Organ Biodistribution of Radiolabelled γδ T Cells Following Liposomal Alendronate Administration in Different Mouse Tumour Models.
Wang JT, Hodgins NO, Al-Jamal WT, Maher J, Sosabowski JK, Al-Jamal KT
Nanotheranostics 2020;4(2):71-82. Epub 2020 Feb 6 doi: 10.7150/ntno.32876. PMID: 32190534Free PMC Article
Synthesis, biological evaluation, drug-likeness, and in silico screening of novel benzylidene-hydrazone analogues as small molecule anticancer agents.
Alam MS, Lee DU
Arch Pharm Res 2016 Feb;39(2):191-201. Epub 2015 Dec 23 doi: 10.1007/s12272-015-0699-z. PMID: 26694484
KRAS Genomic Status Predicts the Sensitivity of Ovarian Cancer Cells to Decitabine.
Stewart ML, Tamayo P, Wilson AJ, Wang S, Chang YM, Kim JW, Khabele D, Shamji AF, Schreiber SL
Cancer Res 2015 Jul 15;75(14):2897-906. Epub 2015 May 12 doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-14-2860. PMID: 25968887Free PMC Article
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors: sulfonamides as antitumor agents?
Supuran CT, Briganti F, Tilli S, Chegwidden WR, Scozzafava A
Bioorg Med Chem 2001 Mar;9(3):703-14. doi: 10.1016/s0968-0896(00)00288-1. PMID: 11310605

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