• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.3-8
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• 1997

Malignant melanoma has a very poor prognosis compared to other cancers. There are no specific tumor markers other than clinical staging and depth of invasion to predict the prognosis of the malignant melanoma. The nm23 has been known to inhibit the metastasis of the malignant melanoma, some studies showed that it is highly expressed in the malignant melanoma cell line which has a relatively weak metastatic potential. In this study, we compared the expression of nm23 in mucosal type with that in cutaneous type of the malignant melanoma in the head and neck according to the stage and survival rate to identify the role of nm23 expression as a prognostic factor in mucosal melanoma of the head and neck. Six out of eight cases in mucosal type and seven out of 11 cases in cutaneous type expressed nm23, which showed no significant differences. Between the two groups there were no significant differences in expression of nm23 according to clinicopathologic staging or two year survival rate. However, in cases with low cliniopathological staging and those surviving more than two years the expression was significantly increased which suggests that expression of nm23 can be used as an aid in determining the prognosis of mucosal melanoma.

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.220-223
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• 2000

Mucosal melanoma of the head and neck is a rare and usually lethal disease. Primary laryngeal malignant melanoma(LMM) are exceedingly rare tumors that morphologically are readily confused with more common types of laryngeal cancer. Treatment of choice for LMM is complete surgical excision and elective lymph node dissection is usually not recommended. The use of radiation or chemotherapy is generally thought to have no effect on local or distant disease and currently used as adjuvant therapy. The prognosis is extremely poor. We have experienced a 61 year old male patient with symptoms of foreign body and lump sense in throat. A dark pigmented polypoid mass was found on the right aryepiglottic folds with normal mobility of vocal cord. Total laryngectomy was performed under the diagnosis of malignant melanoma. Bone scan revealed multiple bony metastasis on ribs and lumbar vertebrae after 5 months of operation. There have been no evidence of recurrence at primary area. The patient died after 8 months of operation.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.87-90
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• 1998

구강내에서 발생하는 악성 흑색종은 비교적 드문 종양으로 원인에 대해서는 정확히 알려져 있지는 않으나 방사선치료 후에 발생된 양성 흑색종이 악성으로 전환된 보고가 있다. 본원에서 구강내 편평상피세포암으로 국소방사선치료 후 동일한 부위에 6년 후에 악성 흑색종이 발생하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• 대한두개안면성형외과학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.132-136
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• 2020

Oral mucosal melanoma is a very rare type of malignant melanoma, the characteristics of which differ from those of cutaneous melanoma. Primary amelanotic melanoma of the mandibular gingiva, which can invade the mandibular bone, is very rare worldwide. Here, we report a case in which we performed a reconstruction of the mandible and gingiva using the fibula osteocutaneous free flap procedure to treat a patient diagnosed with a primary amelanotic melanoma of the mandibular gingiva. The procedure was successful, and no recurrence was observed 10 months after surgery. Oral mucosal melanoma has a much poorer prognosis and a lower 5-year survival rate than cutaneous melanoma. However, recently, immunomodulatory therapies for mutations in melanocytic lesions have been used effectively to treat the increasing number of patients developing this type of melanoma, thus improving the prognosis of patients with oral mucosal melanoma.

• Obstetrics & gynecology science
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• 제61권6호
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• pp.698-701
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• 2018

We report a rare case of vaginal amelanotic melanoma. Malignant melanomas are cutaneous and extracutaneous tumors that arise from embryological remnants of neural crest cells/melanocytes. Amelanotic melanomas at such rare locations can be misdiagnosed both clinically and radiologically. Therefore, histopathological examination and immunohistochemistry are mandatory for the diagnosis of these tumors. We diagnosed this case using histopathology and confirmed the diagnosis based on the presence of immunohistochemical markers human melanoma black 45 (HMB45) and S-100.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.76-81
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• 2021

Objectives: We aimed to collect and report data from all patients who have been diagnosed with mucosal malignant melanoma to obtain the epidemiology and principles of current treatments. Materials and Methods: Between January 2008 and December 2018, 20 patients underwent surgery or follow-up observations at Yonsei University Dental Hospital. The patients' clinical information was reviewed retrospectively. Results: Seventeen of 20 patients had undergone definitive surgery, while only 6 patients received adjuvant radiotherapy or systemic therapy. Eight of 20 patients, including those that had recurrent lesions, were provided immunotherapy. The 3-year survival for all stages was 50%, with a local recurrence rate of 75% and a metastasis rate of 65%. Conclusion: The overall survival of patients receiving surgical treatment was longer than that of patients who did not undergo surgical resection. Eight of 20 patients received immunotherapy as the first-line regimen at our clinic, and those patients exhibited longer overall survival compared to patients in reported keynote studies.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.135-139
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• 1988

저자들은 비강에서 발생한 원발성 악성 흑색종 4례를 경험하고 그 예가 드물다고 생각되어 문헌고찰도 함께 하였다.

• 치과방사선
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.347-355
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• 1993

악성 흑색종은 멜라닌모세포로부터 유래되는 종양으로서, 이의 병인에 대하여서는 현재까지 확실히 구명된 바 없으나, 외상이나 만성 자극 등에 의하여 발생되는 것으로 알려져 있다. 이는 전체 악성 종양의 1.2%를 차지하는 발생빈도가 매우 낮은 질환으로서, 대부분 피부에서 발생되고, 점막에서의 발생은 매우 드물다. 특히 비강과 부비동에서 원발되는 경우는 전체 악성 흑색종의 0.6%-0.7%에 불과하며, 예후가 극히 불량하다. 비강과 부비동의 원발성 악성 흑색종은 50세-70세 사이에서 호발되고, 사춘기 이전에는 거의 발생되지 않으며, 남녀 성 차는 없는 것으로 알려져 있다. 또한 비폐색과 비출혈이 가장 흔한 증상이며, 간혹 비루, 안모종창, 두통등을 호소하기도 하나, 종물이 상당한 크기로 성장되기 전에는 특이한 임상증상을 보이지 않으므로 이의 조기발견 및 적절한 치료가 요구된다. 저자들은 최근 안모종창과 동통을 주소로 내원한 36세 여자 환자의 비강과 부비동에 원발된 악성 흑색종 1예를 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함꼐 이를 보고하는 바이다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제53권2호
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• pp.196-201
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• 2002

악성 흑색종은 멜라닌세포에서 발생하는 종양으로 전체 악성 종양의 3%를 차지하고, 피부, 안구, 피부주위점막에서 호발한다. 이들은 주로 피부, 림프절, 폐, 간, 골 등으로 전이되고 폐의 전이는 약 5~15%에서 일어난다. 그러나 기관지 점막으로의 전이는 흔하지 않다. 특히 기관지 및 폐장으로 전이된 원발불명의 악성 흑색종은 아직 보고된 예가 없다. 이에 저자들은 기침과 검은색 객담을 주소로 내원하였던 34세 남자환자에서 굴곡성 기관지 내시경 및 조직검사를 시행하여 vimentin, S-100 protein, HMB-45 염색에 양성을 보이는 양측 폐장 및 기관지점막으로 전이된 악성 흑색종을 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Clinical Endoscopy
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• 제55권4호
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• pp.507-515
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• 2022

Background/Aims: Metastases of malignant melanoma (MM) are rare and associated with poor prognosis. The objective of this study was to analyze the clinical and endoscopic characteristics of gastric metastases of MM by systematically reviewing cases and case series involving patients diagnosed using upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. Methods: The PubMed and LILACS databases were searched. Reports containing individual patient data were included. Outcomes such as clinical data, endoscopic findings, treatments, and survival were analyzed. Results: A total of 88 studies with individual data from 113 patients with gastric metastases of MM were included. The primary sites of MM were the skin (62%), eyes (10%), and mucous membranes (6%). Most patients (56%) had multiple metastases in the stomach, located predominantly in the gastric body (approximately 80%). The overall survival rate at 2 years was 4%. There was a significant reduction in the survival of patients with multiple gastric metastases compared to that of patients with single metastasis (hazard ratio, 0.459; 95% confidence interval, 0.235-0.895; p=0.022). Conclusions: Gastric metastases of MM have a poor prognosis, especially in patients with multiple implants in the stomach. Additional studies are needed to verify whether ocular and mucosal melanomas are associated with a higher risk of gastric metastases than that of cutaneous melanomas.