Is It Time to Rethink What Thickness Really Means as a Prognostic Indicator in Melanoma? Ten Questions We Should Be Asking Ourselves
Frost, M.L..; Hrynewycz, K.; Hanke, C..William.
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology Jdd 18(2): 148-151
2019
ISSN/ISBN: 1545-9616 PMID: 30794365 Document Number: 17717
Tumor thickness has been a key tool for prognosis of melanoma. However, with the advent of gene expression profile (GEP) assays for melanoma and the discovery of multiple melanoma subtypes, it is time to reassess how we view tumor thickness as a prognostic indicator.Herein we present ten questions for consideration by the shrewd practitioner when considering prognostic factors of melanoma.
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