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ReviewRomanian journal of morphology and embryology = Revue roumaine de morphologie et embryologie

Morphological aspects and therapeutic options in melanoma: a narrative review of the past decade.

Andreea Cătălina Tinca, Andrada Raicea, Andreea Raluca Szőke, Iuliu Gabriel Cocuz, Mihaela Cornelia Şincu, Raluca Niculescu, Adrian Horaţiu Sabău, Maria Cătălina Popelea, Radu Florin Fruntelată, Ovidiu Simion Cotoi

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Review in Romanian journal of morphology and embryology = Revue roumaine de morphologie et embryologie. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Andreea Cătălina TincaDepartment of Pathology, Mureş Clinical County Hospital, Târgu Mureş, Romania; andradaraicea@gmail.com.
Andrada Raicea
Andreea Raluca Szőke
Iuliu Gabriel Cocuz
Mihaela Cornelia Şincu
Raluca Niculescu
Adrian Horaţiu Sabău
Maria Cătălina Popelea
Radu Florin Fruntelată
Ovidiu Simion Cotoi

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Melanoma is a malignant cancer of the skin, the incidence of which has been increasing year by year. This neoplasm has high aggressivity as well as the potential for invasion and metastases. Multiple factors related to the proliferation of this type of tumor have been identified, such as exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation and specific genetic backgrounds. From a histological and cytological point of view, the most common cells that are found in melanoma are epithelioid or spindle cells. To confirm the diagnosis and the melanocytic origin of the tumor, specific and sensitive markers are used. Also, observation of the behavior of this cancer, including its proliferative properties, has led to the development of multiple therapies, each of which is characteristic of the pathological stage at the time of diagnosis. While surgery is the most important therapeutic and curative option in cases of melanoma in situ, chemotherapy has been the main treatment for advanced stages of melanoma for many years. However, recently, targeted therapy and immunotherapy have changed the approach to treatment. At present, multiple studies are attempting to obtain further data about the tumor microenvironment and investigating how targeting particular molecules can change the prognosis of patients.

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MelanomaSkin NeoplasmsHumansImmunotherapySkinTumor Microenvironment

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PMID37518869
PMCPMC10520381

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