Title | Malignant melanoma: a general overview | |
Authors | Melpomeni Stoikidou¹, Maria Parava², Alexander Zisopoulos³, Helen Plessa⁴, Despina Dessou⁵ and Fragiski Anthouli⁵
1. Department of Health Visiting, Faculty of Health and Caring Professions, Technological Educational Institution of Athens, Athens, Greece 2. Peripheral Infirmary Terpyllou, General Hospital of Kilkis, Kilkis, Greece 3. Peripheral Infirmary Vathis, General Hospital of Kilkis, Kilkis, Greece 4. School of Business Administration and Economics, Technological Educational Institution of Athens, Athens, Greece 5. General Department of Essential Medical Subjects, Faculty of Health and Caring Professions, Technological Educational Institution of Athens, Athens, Greece |
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Citation | Stoikidou, M., Parava, M., Zisopoulos, A., Plessa, H., Dessou, D. et al.: Malignant melanoma: a general overview, Epitheorese Klin. Farmakol. Farmakokinet. 19(1): 3-9 (2005) | |
Publication Date | Received for publication: 30 October 2004
Accepted for publication: 9 January 2005 |
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Full Text Language | English | |
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Keywords | Malignant melanoma, epidemiological aspects, risk factors, pathogenesis, classification, treatment, prognosis. | |
Other Terms | review article | |
Summary | The incidence of cutaneous malignant melanoma, like the other non-melanocytic cancers, is still increasing In most fair skinned populations. The fashion of intermittent exposure to solar ultraviolet (UV) radiations is considered the main cause of this increase. In this review, epidemiology, risk factors for melanoma development, pathogenesis and clinical picture are discussed respectively, and treatment methods are analyzed carefully. Additionally, the importance of classification and of several factors determining tumor prognosis are also described. | |
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