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Metastatic melanoma

Known as: melanoma, metastatic, melanoma stage iv, stage iv melanoma 
A melanoma that has spread from its primary site to another anatomic site. Melanomas frequently metastasize to lymph nodes, liver, lungs, and brain.
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Stage IV Skin Melanoma

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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
The Role of Fluorine-18 Deoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography in the Management of Patients With Metastatic Melanoma: Impact on Surgical Decision Making
Malignant melanoma can metastasize to almost any organ site. Optimal management requires sensitive radiographic evaluation of the… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Systemic chemotherapy for the treatment of metastatic melanoma.
The role of systemic chemotherapy in the treatment of patients with metastatic melanoma remains of questionable benefit. Despite… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Identification of PTEN mutations in metastatic melanoma specimens
CONTEXT PTEN,a tumour suppressor gene located on chromosome 10q23, develops somatic mutations in various tumours and tumour cell… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Adoptive immunotherapy with tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and interleukin-2 in patients with metastatic malignant melanoma and renal cell carcinoma: a pilot study.
PURPOSE The objective of this study was to determine the tolerance and effect of moderate-dose recombinant human interleukin-2… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
The pattern of cytokine gene expression in freshly excised human metastatic melanoma suggests a state of reversible anergy of tumor‐infiltrating lymphocytes
Expression of an extended panel of cytokine genes was investigated by reverse polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in 10 freshly… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
Cardiopulmonary toxicity of treatment with high dose interleukin‐2 in 199 consecutive patients with metastatic melanoma or renal cell carcinoma
Background. Administration of recombinant interleukin‐2 (rIL‐2) can mediate tumor regression in patients with metastatic melanoma… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Relation of cytogenetic abnormalities and clinical outcome in metastatic melanoma.
The value of chromosomal analysis is well established in human hematologic neoplasms. In contrast, the relation between… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Observation of suspected choroidal and ciliary body melanomas for evidence of growth prior to enucleation.
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Selection and altered properties of brain-colonising metastatic melanoma
Two of the least understood properties of malignant tumour cells are their abilities to invade surrounding normal tissues and to… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Altered cell surface organization of gangliosides and sialylglycoproteins of mouse metastatic melanoma variant lines selected in vivo for enhanced lung implantation.
Qualitative and quantitative 'analyses of cell surface Sialylglycoproteinsand glycosphingolipidsof in vivo se lected mouse… 
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