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Mucosal melanoma

MedGen UID:
857816
Concept ID:
C3898222
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Mucosal Melanoma; mucosal melanoma
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0000544

Definition

A melanoma that arises from a mucosal site. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Kuan EC, Wang EW, Adappa ND, Beswick DM, London NR Jr, Su SY, Wang MB, Abuzeid WM, Alexiev B, Alt JA, Antognoni P, Alonso-Basanta M, Batra PS, Bhayani M, Bell D, Bernal-Sprekelsen M, Betz CS, Blay JY, Bleier BS, Bonilla-Velez J, Callejas C, Carrau RL, Casiano RR, Castelnuovo P, Chandra RK, Chatzinakis V, Chen SB, Chiu AG, Choby G, Chowdhury NI, Citardi MJ, Cohen MA, Dagan R, Dalfino G, Dallan I, Dassi CS, de Almeida J, Dei Tos AP, DelGaudio JM, Ebert CS, El-Sayed IH, Eloy JA, Evans JJ, Fang CH, Farrell NF, Ferrari M, Fischbein N, Folbe A, Fokkens WJ, Fox MG, Lund VJ, Gallia GL, Gardner PA, Geltzeiler M, Georgalas C, Getz AE, Govindaraj S, Gray ST, Grayson JW, Gross BA, Grube JG, Guo R, Ha PK, Halderman AA, Hanna EY, Harvey RJ, Hernandez SC, Holtzman AL, Hopkins C, Huang Z, Huang Z, Humphreys IM, Hwang PH, Iloreta AM, Ishii M, Ivan ME, Jafari A, Kennedy DW, Khan M, Kimple AJ, Kingdom TT, Knisely A, Kuo YJ, Lal D, Lamarre ED, Lan MY, Le H, Lechner M, Lee NY, Lee JK, Lee VH, Levine CG, Lin JC, Lin DT, Lobo BC, Locke T, Luong AU, Magliocca KR, Markovic SN, Matnjani G, McKean EL, Meço C, Mendenhall WM, Michel L, Na'ara S, Nicolai P, Nuss DW, Nyquist GG, Oakley GM, Omura K, Orlandi RR, Otori N, Papagiannopoulos P, Patel ZM, Pfister DG, Phan J, Psaltis AJ, Rabinowitz MR, Ramanathan M Jr, Rimmer R, Rosen MR, Sanusi O, Sargi ZB, Schafhausen P, Schlosser RJ, Sedaghat AR, Senior BA, Shrivastava R, Sindwani R, Smith TL, Smith KA, Snyderman CH, Solares CA, Sreenath SB, Stamm A, Stölzel K, Sumer B, Surda P, Tajudeen BA, Thompson LDR, Thorp BD, Tong CCL, Tsang RK, Turner JH, Turri-Zanoni M, Udager AM, van Zele T, VanKoevering K, Welch KC, Wise SK, Witterick IJ, Won TB, Wong SN, Woodworth BA, Wormald PJ, Yao WC, Yeh CF, Zhou B, Palmer JN
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2024 Feb;14(2):149-608. Epub 2024 Jan 2 doi: 10.1002/alr.23262. PMID: 37658764
Sergi MC, Filoni E, Triggiano G, Cazzato G, Internò V, Porta C, Tucci M
Curr Oncol Rep 2023 Nov;25(11):1247-1258. Epub 2023 Sep 29 doi: 10.1007/s11912-023-01453-x. PMID: 37773078Free PMC Article
Thawani R, Kim MS, Arastu A, Feng Z, West MT, Taflin NF, Thein KZ, Li R, Geltzeiler M, Lee N, Fuller CD, Grandis JR, Floudas CS, Heinrich MC, Hanna E, Chandra RA
CA Cancer J Clin 2023 Jan;73(1):72-112. Epub 2022 Aug 2 doi: 10.3322/caac.21752. PMID: 35916666Free PMC Article

Curated

NCCN, Head and Neck, 2.2022

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Kuan EC, Wang EW, Adappa ND, Beswick DM, London NR Jr, Su SY, Wang MB, Abuzeid WM, Alexiev B, Alt JA, Antognoni P, Alonso-Basanta M, Batra PS, Bhayani M, Bell D, Bernal-Sprekelsen M, Betz CS, Blay JY, Bleier BS, Bonilla-Velez J, Callejas C, Carrau RL, Casiano RR, Castelnuovo P, Chandra RK, Chatzinakis V, Chen SB, Chiu AG, Choby G, Chowdhury NI, Citardi MJ, Cohen MA, Dagan R, Dalfino G, Dallan I, Dassi CS, de Almeida J, Dei Tos AP, DelGaudio JM, Ebert CS, El-Sayed IH, Eloy JA, Evans JJ, Fang CH, Farrell NF, Ferrari M, Fischbein N, Folbe A, Fokkens WJ, Fox MG, Lund VJ, Gallia GL, Gardner PA, Geltzeiler M, Georgalas C, Getz AE, Govindaraj S, Gray ST, Grayson JW, Gross BA, Grube JG, Guo R, Ha PK, Halderman AA, Hanna EY, Harvey RJ, Hernandez SC, Holtzman AL, Hopkins C, Huang Z, Huang Z, Humphreys IM, Hwang PH, Iloreta AM, Ishii M, Ivan ME, Jafari A, Kennedy DW, Khan M, Kimple AJ, Kingdom TT, Knisely A, Kuo YJ, Lal D, Lamarre ED, Lan MY, Le H, Lechner M, Lee NY, Lee JK, Lee VH, Levine CG, Lin JC, Lin DT, Lobo BC, Locke T, Luong AU, Magliocca KR, Markovic SN, Matnjani G, McKean EL, Meço C, Mendenhall WM, Michel L, Na'ara S, Nicolai P, Nuss DW, Nyquist GG, Oakley GM, Omura K, Orlandi RR, Otori N, Papagiannopoulos P, Patel ZM, Pfister DG, Phan J, Psaltis AJ, Rabinowitz MR, Ramanathan M Jr, Rimmer R, Rosen MR, Sanusi O, Sargi ZB, Schafhausen P, Schlosser RJ, Sedaghat AR, Senior BA, Shrivastava R, Sindwani R, Smith TL, Smith KA, Snyderman CH, Solares CA, Sreenath SB, Stamm A, Stölzel K, Sumer B, Surda P, Tajudeen BA, Thompson LDR, Thorp BD, Tong CCL, Tsang RK, Turner JH, Turri-Zanoni M, Udager AM, van Zele T, VanKoevering K, Welch KC, Wise SK, Witterick IJ, Won TB, Wong SN, Woodworth BA, Wormald PJ, Yao WC, Yeh CF, Zhou B, Palmer JN
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2024 Feb;14(2):149-608. Epub 2024 Jan 2 doi: 10.1002/alr.23262. PMID: 37658764
Nisi M, Izzetti R, Gennai S, Pucci A, Lenzi C, Graziani F
J Craniofac Surg 2022 May 1;33(3):830-834. Epub 2021 Jul 30 doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000008054. PMID: 34334749
Strashilov S, Yordanov A
Int J Mol Sci 2021 Jun 15;22(12) doi: 10.3390/ijms22126395. PMID: 34203771Free PMC Article
Carvajal R, Maniar R
Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 2021 Feb;35(1):85-98. Epub 2020 Oct 26 doi: 10.1016/j.hoc.2020.09.004. PMID: 33759775
Maymone MBC, Greer RO, Kesecker J, Sahitya PC, Burdine LK, Cheng AD, Maymone AC, Vashi NA
J Am Acad Dermatol 2019 Jul;81(1):59-71. Epub 2018 Nov 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.09.060. PMID: 30447325

Diagnosis

Thawani R, Kim MS, Arastu A, Feng Z, West MT, Taflin NF, Thein KZ, Li R, Geltzeiler M, Lee N, Fuller CD, Grandis JR, Floudas CS, Heinrich MC, Hanna E, Chandra RA
CA Cancer J Clin 2023 Jan;73(1):72-112. Epub 2022 Aug 2 doi: 10.3322/caac.21752. PMID: 35916666Free PMC Article
Caudell JJ, Gillison ML, Maghami E, Spencer S, Pfister DG, Adkins D, Birkeland AC, Brizel DM, Busse PM, Cmelak AJ, Colevas AD, Eisele DW, Galloway T, Geiger JL, Haddad RI, Hicks WL, Hitchcock YJ, Jimeno A, Leizman D, Mell LK, Mittal BB, Pinto HA, Rocco JW, Rodriguez CP, Savvides PS, Schwartz D, Shah JP, Sher D, St John M, Weber RS, Weinstein G, Worden F, Yang Bruce J, Yom SS, Zhen W, Burns JL, Darlow SD
J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2022 Mar;20(3):224-234. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2022.0016. PMID: 35276673
Mao L, Qi Z, Zhang L, Guo J, Si L
Front Immunol 2021;12:680407. Epub 2021 Jun 4 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.680407. PMID: 34149718Free PMC Article
Maymone MBC, Greer RO, Kesecker J, Sahitya PC, Burdine LK, Cheng AD, Maymone AC, Vashi NA
J Am Acad Dermatol 2019 Jul;81(1):59-71. Epub 2018 Nov 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.09.060. PMID: 30447325
Cabrera R, Recule F
Am J Clin Dermatol 2018 Nov;19(Suppl 1):15-23. doi: 10.1007/s40257-018-0373-6. PMID: 30374898Free PMC Article

Therapy

Mori T, Izumi T, Doi R, Kamimura A, Takai S, Teramoto Y, Nakamura Y
Exp Dermatol 2023 Mar;32(3):276-289. Epub 2022 Dec 16 doi: 10.1111/exd.14725. PMID: 36477933
Tang B, Chi Z, Guo J
Expert Opin Biol Ther 2020 Aug;20(8):863-869. Epub 2020 May 14 doi: 10.1080/14712598.2020.1762561. PMID: 32406293
Namikawa K, Yamazaki N
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2019 Jan 24;20(1):7. doi: 10.1007/s11864-019-0607-8. PMID: 30675668Free PMC Article
Yde SS, Sjoegren P, Heje M, Stolle LB
Curr Oncol Rep 2018 Mar 23;20(3):28. doi: 10.1007/s11912-018-0675-0. PMID: 29569184
Hayward NK, Wilmott JS, Waddell N, Johansson PA, Field MA, Nones K, Patch AM, Kakavand H, Alexandrov LB, Burke H, Jakrot V, Kazakoff S, Holmes O, Leonard C, Sabarinathan R, Mularoni L, Wood S, Xu Q, Waddell N, Tembe V, Pupo GM, De Paoli-Iseppi R, Vilain RE, Shang P, Lau LMS, Dagg RA, Schramm SJ, Pritchard A, Dutton-Regester K, Newell F, Fitzgerald A, Shang CA, Grimmond SM, Pickett HA, Yang JY, Stretch JR, Behren A, Kefford RF, Hersey P, Long GV, Cebon J, Shackleton M, Spillane AJ, Saw RPM, López-Bigas N, Pearson JV, Thompson JF, Scolyer RA, Mann GJ
Nature 2017 May 11;545(7653):175-180. Epub 2017 May 3 doi: 10.1038/nature22071. PMID: 28467829

Prognosis

Mao L, Qi Z, Zhang L, Guo J, Si L
Front Immunol 2021;12:680407. Epub 2021 Jun 4 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.680407. PMID: 34149718Free PMC Article
Nassar KW, Tan AC
Semin Cancer Biol 2020 Apr;61:139-148. Epub 2019 Oct 23 doi: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2019.09.013. PMID: 31655118Free PMC Article
Maymone MBC, Greer RO, Kesecker J, Sahitya PC, Burdine LK, Cheng AD, Maymone AC, Vashi NA
J Am Acad Dermatol 2019 Jul;81(1):59-71. Epub 2018 Nov 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.09.060. PMID: 30447325
Cabrera R, Recule F
Am J Clin Dermatol 2018 Nov;19(Suppl 1):15-23. doi: 10.1007/s40257-018-0373-6. PMID: 30374898Free PMC Article
Yde SS, Sjoegren P, Heje M, Stolle LB
Curr Oncol Rep 2018 Mar 23;20(3):28. doi: 10.1007/s11912-018-0675-0. PMID: 29569184

Clinical prediction guides

Nomura M
Jpn J Clin Oncol 2023 Dec 7;53(12):1112-1118. doi: 10.1093/jjco/hyad109. PMID: 37609679
Ricci C, Altavilla MV, Corti B, Pasquini E, Presutti L, Baietti AM, Amorosa L, Balbi T, Baldovini C, Ambrosi F, Grillini M, D'Errico A, Fiorentino M, Foschini MP
Am J Surg Pathol 2023 May 1;47(5):599-610. Epub 2023 Mar 13 doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000002032. PMID: 36912431Free PMC Article
Mori T, Izumi T, Doi R, Kamimura A, Takai S, Teramoto Y, Nakamura Y
Exp Dermatol 2023 Mar;32(3):276-289. Epub 2022 Dec 16 doi: 10.1111/exd.14725. PMID: 36477933
Tang B, Chi Z, Guo J
Expert Opin Biol Ther 2020 Aug;20(8):863-869. Epub 2020 May 14 doi: 10.1080/14712598.2020.1762561. PMID: 32406293
Nassar KW, Tan AC
Semin Cancer Biol 2020 Apr;61:139-148. Epub 2019 Oct 23 doi: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2019.09.013. PMID: 31655118Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Fernandez IJ, Spagnolo F, Roncadi L, Molinari G, Marchioni D, Presutti L, Lucidi D
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2022 Dec;279(12):5535-5545. Epub 2022 Aug 1 doi: 10.1007/s00405-022-07565-7. PMID: 35913632
Thuaire A, Nicot R, Boileau M, Raoul G, Descarpentries C, Mouawad F, Germain N, Mortier L, Schlund M
J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg 2022 Oct;123(5):e425-e432. Epub 2022 Feb 5 doi: 10.1016/j.jormas.2022.02.002. PMID: 35134590
Nisi M, Izzetti R, Gennai S, Pucci A, Lenzi C, Graziani F
J Craniofac Surg 2022 May 1;33(3):830-834. Epub 2021 Jul 30 doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000008054. PMID: 34334749
Broit N, Johansson PA, Rodgers CB, Walpole ST, Newell F, Hayward NK, Pritchard AL
Mol Cancer Res 2021 Jun;19(6):991-1004. Epub 2021 Mar 11 doi: 10.1158/1541-7786.MCR-20-0839. PMID: 33707307
Seth R, Messersmith H, Kaur V, Kirkwood JM, Kudchadkar R, McQuade JL, Provenzano A, Swami U, Weber J, Alluri KC, Agarwala S, Ascierto PA, Atkins MB, Davis N, Ernstoff MS, Faries MB, Gold JS, Guild S, Gyorki DE, Khushalani NI, Meyers MO, Robert C, Santinami M, Sehdev A, Sondak VK, Spurrier G, Tsai KK, van Akkooi A, Funchain P
J Clin Oncol 2020 Nov 20;38(33):3947-3970. Epub 2020 Mar 31 doi: 10.1200/JCO.20.00198. PMID: 32228358

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