Solar elastosis in cutaneous melanoma

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 260-264

  Vollmer, Robin T ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Melanoma; Solar elastosis; Sun damage; Survival

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ELASTOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; ONSET AGE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELASTIC TISSUE; ELASTIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 34547908528     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/7MHX96XH3DTY32TQ     Document Type: Article

References (15)

1. Longstreth JD. Melanoma genesis: putative causes and possible mechanisms. In: Balch CM, Houghton AN, Sober AJ, et al, eds. Cutaneous Melanoma. 3rd ed. St Louis, MO: Quality Medical Publishing; 1998:535-547.
2. Berwick M. Epidemiology: current trends, risk factors, and environmental concerns. In: Balch CM, Houghton AN, Sober AJ, et al, eds. Cutaneous Melanoma. 3rd ed. St Louis, MO: Quality Medical Publishing; 1998:551-571.
3. Tsao H, Pehamberger H, Sober AJ. Precursor lesions and markers of increased risk for melanoma. In: Balch CM, Houghton AN, Sober AJ, et al, eds. Cutaneous Melanoma. 3rd ed. St Louis, MO: Quality Medical Publishing; 1998:65-79.
4. Gilchrest BA, Eller MS, Geller AC, et al. The pathogenesis of melanoma induced by ultraviolet radiation. N Engl J Med. 1999;340:1341-1348.
5. Miller AJ, Mihm MC Jr. Melanoma. N Engl J Med. 2006;355:51-65.
6. Lea DE. Actions of Radiations on Living Cells. 2nd ed. London, England: Cambridge University Press; 1956:3, 4.
7. Gilchrest BA. Dermatoheliosis (sun-induced aging). In: Gilchrest BA. Skin and Aging Processes. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press; 1984:97-116.
8. Eklund G, Malee E. Sunlight and incidence of cutaneous malignant melanoma: effect of latitude and domicile in Sweden. Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg. 1978;12:231-241.
9. Elwood JM, Jopson J. Melanoma and sun exposure: an overview of published studies. Int J Cancer. 1997;73:198-203.
10. Berwick M, Kesler D. Ultraviolet radiation exposure, vitamin D, and cancer. Photochem Photobiol. 2005;81:1261-1266.
11. Weedon D. Skin Pathology. 2nd ed. London, England: Churchill Livingstone; 2002:389-390.
12. Barnhill RL, Fine JA, Roush GC, et al. Predicting five-year outcome for patients with cutaneous melanoma in a population-based study. Cancer. 1996;78:427-432.
13. Berwick M, Armstrong BK, Ben-Porat L, et al. Sun exposure and mortality from melanoma. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2005;97:195-199.
14. Cox DR, Oakes D. Analysis of Survival Data. London, England: Chapman and Hall; 1984.
15. Vollmer RT, Seigler HF. Using a continuous transformation of the Breslow thickness for prognosis in cutaneous melanoma. Am J Clin Pathol. 2001;115:205-212.