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Rectum malignant melanoma

MedGen UID:
87605
•Concept ID:
C0349539
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Cancer rectum melanoma; Malignant melanoma of rectum; Malignant Melanoma of Rectum; malignant melanoma of rectum; Malignant Melanoma of the Rectum; malignant melanoma of the rectum; melanoma (disease) of rectum; Melanoma of Rectum; melanoma of rectum; Melanoma of the Rectum; melanoma of the rectum; Rectal Malignant Melanoma; rectal malignant melanoma; Rectal Melanoma; rectal melanoma; rectum malignant melanoma; rectum melanoma; rectum melanoma (disease)
SNOMED CT: Cancer rectum melanoma (276822007); Malignant melanoma of rectum (276822007)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002167

Definition

An aggressive malignant melanocytic neoplasm that arises from the rectum. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVRectum malignant melanoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Cancer treatment and survivorship statistics, 2019.
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Cancer treatment and survivorship statistics, 2016.
Miller KD, Siegel RL, Lin CC, Mariotto AB, Kramer JL, Rowland JH, Stein KD, Alteri R, Jemal A
CA Cancer J Clin 2016 Jul;66(4):271-89. Epub 2016 Jun 2 doi: 10.3322/caac.21349. PMID: 27253694
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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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Schwartz SM
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Pan-Cancer Analysis of PARP1 Alterations as Biomarkers in the Prediction of Immunotherapeutic Effects and the Association of Its Expression Levels and Immunotherapy Signatures.
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Cancer treatment and survivorship statistics, 2016.
Miller KD, Siegel RL, Lin CC, Mariotto AB, Kramer JL, Rowland JH, Stein KD, Alteri R, Jemal A
CA Cancer J Clin 2016 Jul;66(4):271-89. Epub 2016 Jun 2 doi: 10.3322/caac.21349. PMID: 27253694
Benign and malignant tumors of the rectum and perirectal region.
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Diagnosis

Epidemiology of Cancer.
Schwartz SM
Clin Chem 2024 Jan 4;70(1):140-149. doi: 10.1093/clinchem/hvad202. PMID: 38175589
Cancer treatment and survivorship statistics, 2022.
Miller KD, Nogueira L, Devasia T, Mariotto AB, Yabroff KR, Jemal A, Kramer J, Siegel RL
CA Cancer J Clin 2022 Sep;72(5):409-436. Epub 2022 Jun 23 doi: 10.3322/caac.21731. PMID: 35736631
Cancer treatment and survivorship statistics, 2019.
Miller KD, Nogueira L, Mariotto AB, Rowland JH, Yabroff KR, Alfano CM, Jemal A, Kramer JL, Siegel RL
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Allemani C, Matsuda T, Di Carlo V, Harewood R, Matz M, Nikšić M, Bonaventure A, Valkov M, Johnson CJ, Estève J, Ogunbiyi OJ, Azevedo E Silva G, Chen WQ, Eser S, Engholm G, Stiller CA, Monnereau A, Woods RR, Visser O, Lim GH, Aitken J, Weir HK, Coleman MP; CONCORD Working Group
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Cancer treatment and survivorship statistics, 2016.
Miller KD, Siegel RL, Lin CC, Mariotto AB, Kramer JL, Rowland JH, Stein KD, Alteri R, Jemal A
CA Cancer J Clin 2016 Jul;66(4):271-89. Epub 2016 Jun 2 doi: 10.3322/caac.21349. PMID: 27253694

Therapy

A systematic review of cancer risk among users of smokeless tobacco (Swedish snus) exclusively, compared with no use of tobacco.
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Cancer incidence and mortality among firefighters.
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Prognosis

MARCO is a potential prognostic and immunotherapy biomarker.
Dong Q, Zhang S, Zhang H, Sun J, Lu J, Wang G, Wang X
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Front Immunol 2021;12:721030. Epub 2021 Aug 31 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.721030. PMID: 34531868Free PMC Article
Cancer treatment and survivorship statistics, 2019.
Miller KD, Nogueira L, Mariotto AB, Rowland JH, Yabroff KR, Alfano CM, Jemal A, Kramer JL, Siegel RL
CA Cancer J Clin 2019 Sep;69(5):363-385. Epub 2019 Jun 11 doi: 10.3322/caac.21565. PMID: 31184787
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Allemani C, Matsuda T, Di Carlo V, Harewood R, Matz M, Nikšić M, Bonaventure A, Valkov M, Johnson CJ, Estève J, Ogunbiyi OJ, Azevedo E Silva G, Chen WQ, Eser S, Engholm G, Stiller CA, Monnereau A, Woods RR, Visser O, Lim GH, Aitken J, Weir HK, Coleman MP; CONCORD Working Group
Lancet 2018 Mar 17;391(10125):1023-1075. Epub 2018 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)33326-3. PMID: 29395269Free PMC Article
Cancer treatment and survivorship statistics, 2016.
Miller KD, Siegel RL, Lin CC, Mariotto AB, Kramer JL, Rowland JH, Stein KD, Alteri R, Jemal A
CA Cancer J Clin 2016 Jul;66(4):271-89. Epub 2016 Jun 2 doi: 10.3322/caac.21349. PMID: 27253694

Clinical prediction guides

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Zhao S, Li Y, Xu J, Shen L
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MARCO is a potential prognostic and immunotherapy biomarker.
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Recent systematic reviews

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