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Precancerous Melanosis

MedGen UID:
87241
•Concept ID:
C0334435
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Melanosis circumscripta precancerosa of Dubreuilh; Precancerous melanosis
SNOMED CT: Precancerous melanosis (238701007); Melanosis circumscripta precancerosa of Dubreuilh (238701007); Precancerous melanosis (38969003)

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPrecancerous Melanosis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

S2k guideline: Laser therapy of the skin.
Paasch U, Zidane M, Baron JM, Bund T, Cappius HJ, Drosner M, Feise K, Fischer T, Gauglitz G, Gerber PA, Grunewald S, Herberger K, Jung A, Karsai S, Kautz G, Philipp C, Schädel D, Seitz AT, Nast A
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2022 Sep;20(9):1248-1267. Epub 2022 Sep 13 doi: 10.1111/ddg.14879. PMID: 36098675
Treatment of Digital Melanonychia with Atypia.
Lans J, van Leeuwen W, Jupiter JB, Eberlin KR
Plast Reconstr Surg 2018 Aug;142(2):439-445. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000004579. PMID: 29933293
Congenital melanocytic nevi: treatment modalities and management options.
Marghoob AA, Borrego JP, Halpern AC
Semin Cutan Med Surg 2003 Mar;22(1):21-32. doi: 10.1053/sder.2003.50002. PMID: 12773011

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Unfolded protein response signaling and MAP kinase pathways underlie pathogenesis of arsenic-induced cutaneous inflammation.
Li C, Xu J, Li F, Chaudhary SC, Weng Z, Wen J, Elmets CA, Ahsan H, Athar M
Cancer Prev Res (Phila) 2011 Dec;4(12):2101-9. Epub 2011 Sep 12 doi: 10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-11-0343. PMID: 21911445Free PMC Article
Prospective study of the incidence of melanoma in the Paris region in 1994. The PETRI Melanoma Group.
Baccard M, Havard S, Souques M
Melanoma Res 1997 Aug;7(4):335-8. doi: 10.1097/00008390-199708000-00009. PMID: 9293484
Combined surgery and cryotherapy for diffuse malignant melanoma of the conjunctiva.
Jakobiec FA, Brownstein S, Wilkinson RD, Khalil M, Cooper WC, Shibata HR
Arch Ophthalmol 1980 Aug;98(8):1390-6. doi: 10.1001/archopht.1980.01020040242005. PMID: 7417074

Diagnosis

The Histogenetic Model of Melanoma in the Modern Era of Personalized Medicine.
Roncati L, Piscioli F
Acta Dermatovenerol Croat 2020 Dec;28(7):236-237. PMID: 33834997
Prospective study of the incidence of melanoma in the Paris region in 1994. The PETRI Melanoma Group.
Baccard M, Havard S, Souques M
Melanoma Res 1997 Aug;7(4):335-8. doi: 10.1097/00008390-199708000-00009. PMID: 9293484
Cutaneous melanocytic dysplasia and malignant melanoma. A critical review.
Kwittken J
J Med 1991;22(1):1-16. PMID: 2072047
Primary acquired melanosis of the conjunctiva is melanoma in situ.
Ackerman AB, Sood R, Koenig M
Mod Pathol 1991 Mar;4(2):253-63. PMID: 2047386
Subungual malignant melanoma: a clinical-pathologic study.
Patterson RH, Helwig EB
Cancer 1980 Nov 1;46(9):2074-87. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19801101)46:9<2074::aid-cncr2820460928>3.0.co;2-k. PMID: 7427913

Prognosis

The Histogenetic Model of Melanoma in the Modern Era of Personalized Medicine.
Roncati L, Piscioli F
Acta Dermatovenerol Croat 2020 Dec;28(7):236-237. PMID: 33834997
Prospective study of the incidence of melanoma in the Paris region in 1994. The PETRI Melanoma Group.
Baccard M, Havard S, Souques M
Melanoma Res 1997 Aug;7(4):335-8. doi: 10.1097/00008390-199708000-00009. PMID: 9293484
Cutaneous melanocytic dysplasia and malignant melanoma. A critical review.
Kwittken J
J Med 1991;22(1):1-16. PMID: 2072047
Malignant epibulbar melanoma: natural history and treatment by radiotherapy.
Lederman M, Wybar K, Busby E
Br J Ophthalmol 1984 Sep;68(9):605-17. doi: 10.1136/bjo.68.9.605. PMID: 6466588Free PMC Article
Subungual malignant melanoma: a clinical-pathologic study.
Patterson RH, Helwig EB
Cancer 1980 Nov 1;46(9):2074-87. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19801101)46:9<2074::aid-cncr2820460928>3.0.co;2-k. PMID: 7427913

Clinical prediction guides

Unfolded protein response signaling and MAP kinase pathways underlie pathogenesis of arsenic-induced cutaneous inflammation.
Li C, Xu J, Li F, Chaudhary SC, Weng Z, Wen J, Elmets CA, Ahsan H, Athar M
Cancer Prev Res (Phila) 2011 Dec;4(12):2101-9. Epub 2011 Sep 12 doi: 10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-11-0343. PMID: 21911445Free PMC Article
Prospective study of the incidence of melanoma in the Paris region in 1994. The PETRI Melanoma Group.
Baccard M, Havard S, Souques M
Melanoma Res 1997 Aug;7(4):335-8. doi: 10.1097/00008390-199708000-00009. PMID: 9293484
Cytogenetical observations in nine ocular malignant melanomas.
Dahlenfors R, Törnqvist G, Wettrell K, Mark J
Anticancer Res 1993 Sep-Oct;13(5A):1415-20. PMID: 8239513
Malignant epibulbar melanoma: natural history and treatment by radiotherapy.
Lederman M, Wybar K, Busby E
Br J Ophthalmol 1984 Sep;68(9):605-17. doi: 10.1136/bjo.68.9.605. PMID: 6466588Free PMC Article
Malignant melanoma of the conjunctiva and the iris in a case of primary acquired melanosis of the conjunctiva.
Tinning S
Acta Ophthalmol (Copenh) 1978 Oct;56(5):837-41. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1978.tb06648.x. PMID: 696269

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