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Behavioral determinants of successful early melanoma detection: role of self and physician skin examinationSusan M Swetter
Department of Dermatology Cutaneous Oncology, Stanford University Medical Center and Cancer Institute, 900 Blake Wilbur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305 5356, USA
Cancer 118:3725-34. 2012..The authors of this report surveyed newly diagnosed patients to identify differences in prediagnosis behavioral and medical care factors associated with thinner versus thicker melanoma...- Effect of health care delivery models on melanoma thickness and stage in a university-based referral center: an observational pilot studySusan M Swetter
Dermatology Services, VA Health Care Systems, Palo Alto, CA, USA
Arch Dermatol 143:30-6. 2007..To compare the effect of differing health care delivery models, specifically, gatekeeper (GK) vs direct access (DA) routes, on melanoma outcome as measured by tumor thickness and cancer stage at diagnosis... - Efficacy of skin self-examination practices for early melanoma detectionRicardo A Pollitt
Department of Dermatology, Pigmented Lesion and Melanoma Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94063, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 18:3018-23. 2009..We examined associations between SSE practices and tumor thickness in patients with recently diagnosed melanoma... - Increasing incidence of lentigo maligna melanoma subtypes: northern California and national trends 1990-2000Susan M Swetter
Dermatology Service, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California, USA
J Invest Dermatol 125:685-91. 2005..An increased incidence of LM subtypes should direct melanoma screening to heavily sun-exposed sites, where these subtypes predominate... - Melanoma in the older personSusan M Swetter
Department of Dermatology, Pigmented Lesion and Cutaneous Melanoma Clinic, Stanford University Medical Center Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, California 94305, USA
Oncology (Williston Park) 18:1187-96; discussion 1196-7. 2004..Secondary melanoma prevention should be focused on targeted education to older men and their spouses for early detection and reduction of mortality in this extremely high-risk group... - Melanoma in middle-aged and older men: a multi-institutional survey study of factors related to tumor thicknessSusan M Swetter
Department of Dermatology, Stanford University Medical Center, 900 Blake Wilbur Dr, Room W0069, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
Arch Dermatol 145:397-404. 2009..To identify factors related to the detection of melanoma and to determine those that differ between thinner vs thicker tumors in middle-aged and older men... - Primary dermal melanoma: a distinct subtype of melanomaSusan M Swetter
Dermatology Service, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, Calif, USA
Arch Dermatol 140:99-103. 2004..Histopathologic and immunohistochemical features were compared with known cases of cutaneous metastasis and nodular melanoma in an attempt to differentiate this entity from clinical and pathologic mimics... - Challenge. Epithelioid cell histiocytomaDaniel B Stewart
Stanford University Medical Center, Department of Dermatology, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
Am J Dermatopathol 25:430-1, 445. 2003 - Dermatological perspectives of malignant melanomaSusan M Swetter
Department of Dermatology, Stanford University Medical Center Veteran Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford Multidisciplinary Melanoma Clinic, 900 Blake Wilbur Drive, W0069, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
Surg Clin North Am 83:77-95, vi. 2003..Nationwide skin cancer screenings by dermatologists and greater public awareness of the warning signs of melanoma have enhanced detection of early melanoma, and promoted chances for cure... - Effects of biopsy-induced wound healing on residual basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas: rate of tumor regression in excisional specimensSusan M Swetter
Dermatology Service, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA
J Cutan Pathol 30:139-46. 2003..Wound healing following a partial biopsy of basal cell (BCC) and squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) may induce tumor regression... - Increased effectiveness of targeted skin cancer screening in the Veterans Affairs population of Northern CaliforniaSusan M Swetter
Dermatology Service, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA
Prev Med 36:164-71. 2003..We assessed the effectiveness of screening a targeted population in the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS) for skin cancer/precancer detection and follow-up... - Positron emission tomography is superior to computed tomography for metastatic detection in melanoma patientsSusan M Swetter
Dermatology SMS and Nuclear Medicine GMS Services, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA
Ann Surg Oncol 9:646-53. 2002..Whole-body positron emission tomography (PET) provides diagnostic information not currently available with traditional imaging and may improve the accuracy of staging melanoma patients... - Screening, early detection, and trends for melanoma: current status (2000-2006) and future directionsAlan C Geller
Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 57:555-72; quiz 573-6. 2007.... - Increasing burden of melanoma in the United StatesEleni Linos
Northern California Cancer Center, Fremont, California, USA
J Invest Dermatol 129:1666-74. 2009..We conclude that screening-associated diagnosis of thinner melanomas cannot explain the increasing rates of thicker melanomas among low SES populations with poorer access to screening... - Factors associated with physician discovery of early melanoma in middle-aged and older menAlan C Geller
Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, 720 Harrison Ave, DOB 801A, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Arch Dermatol 145:409-14. 2009..To determine factors associated with physician discovery of early melanoma in middle-aged and older men... - Crafting a melanoma educational campaign to reach middle-aged and older menJoanna Geller
Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, MA 02118, USA
J Cutan Med Surg 10:259-68. 2006..Issues of health literacy and understandability of our messages must be further explored... - The expanding melanoma burden in California hispanics: Importance of socioeconomic distribution, histologic subtype, and anatomic locationRicardo A Pollitt
Department of Dermatology, Pigmented Lesion and Melanoma Program, Stanford University Medical Center and Stanford Cancer Center, Stanford, California 94063, USA
Cancer 117:152-61. 2011..The incidence patterns and socioeconomic distribution of cutaneous melanoma among Hispanics are poorly understood... - Examining the pathways linking lower socioeconomic status and advanced melanomaRicardo A Pollitt
Department of Dermatology, Pigmented Lesion and Melanoma Program, Stanford University Medical Center and Cancer Institute, Stanford, California, USA
Cancer 118:4004-13. 2012..Low socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with more advanced melanoma at diagnosis and decreased survival. Exploring the pathways linking lower SES and thicker melanoma will help guide public and professional strategies to reduce deaths... - Guidelines of care for the management of primary cutaneous melanoma. American Academy of DermatologyChristopher K Bichakjian
Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan Health System and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 65:1032-47. 2011..Finally, we will discuss the value and limitations of sentinel lymph node biopsy and offer recommendations for its use in patients with primary cutaneous melanoma... - Risk of second primary malignancies following cutaneous melanoma diagnosis: a population-based studyJoshua P Spanogle
Department of Dermatology, Pigmented Lesion and Melanoma Program, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 62:757-67. 2010..Understanding risk patterns for developing a second primary malignancy (SPM) after cutaneous melanoma (CM) has implications for both research and clinical practice, including cancer screening... - California Medicaid enrollment and melanoma stage at diagnosis: a population-based studyRicardo A Pollitt
Department of Dermatology, Pigmented Lesion and Melanoma Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, USA
Am J Prev Med 35:7-13. 2008..This study examined the effect of Medicaid enrollment status and duration on melanoma stage at diagnosis in a large, multi-ethnic California population... - Facial resurfacing for nonmelanoma skin cancer prophylaxisBasil M Hantash
Department of Dermatology, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA
Arch Dermatol 142:976-82. 2006..However, no significant differences were noted among the treatment groups. CONCLUSION: All 3 modalities demonstrated benefit for AK reduction and skin cancer prophylaxis compared with controls and warrant further study in a larger trial... - Slow-growing nodule on the thighDaniel B Stewart
Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, Calif, USA
Arch Dermatol 142:921-6. 2006 - Histologic similarities between lentigo maligna and dysplastic nevus: importance of clinicopathologic distinctionFarinaz Farrahi
Department of Dermatology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
J Cutan Pathol 32:405-12. 2005..Large pigmented lesions on sun-damaged skin in elderly individuals should warrant consideration of LM/LMM diagnosis, even in the setting of DN-like features histologically. Excisional biopsy may help to avoid misdiagnosis... - Melanoma and melanocytic tumors of uncertain malignant potential in children, adolescents and young adults--the Stanford experience 1995-2008David R Berk
Department of Dermatology, Pigmented Lesion and Melanoma Program, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California 94063, USA
Pediatr Dermatol 27:244-54. 2010..Our data highlight the rarity, female predominance, and significant rate of SLN positivity of pediatric melanoma. The high rate of MelTUMPs with regional nodal disease reinforces the need for close follow-up... - Lymphatic invasion in cutaneous melanoma is associated with sentinel lymph node metastasisKatie Doeden
Department of Pathology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA 94305 5324, USA
J Cutan Pathol 36:772-80. 2009..Sentinel lymph node (SLN) metastasis is a major determinant for staging, prognostication and clinical management of patients with cutaneous melanoma. However, the role of lymphatic vs. vascular invasion (VI) for SLN spread remains unclear... - Human melanoma-initiating cells express neural crest nerve growth factor receptor CD271Alexander D Boiko
Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford Cancer Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94304 5542, USA
Nature 466:133-7. 2010.... - Evaluation of digital dermoscopy in a pigmented lesion clinic: clinician versus computer assessment of malignancy riskJennifer C Boldrick
Department of Dermatology, Pigmented Lesion and Cutaneous Melanoma Clinic, Stanford University Medical Center, California 94305, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 56:417-21. 2007.... - Extraocular sebaceous carcinoma in a patient with Muir-Torre syndromeCynthia R Harrington
Department of Dermatology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California 94305, USA
Dermatol Surg 30:817-9. 2004..In our patient with documented Muir-Torre syndrome, continued surveillance allowed for prompt recognition and treatment of this associated cutaneous malignancy... - Sentinel lymph node biopsy for cutaneous melanoma: the Stanford experience, 1997-2004David R Berk
Department of Dermatology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California 94305, USA
Arch Dermatol 141:1016-22. 2005..03) were predictive of recurrent disease. CONCLUSION: Data from the past 8 years confirm the accuracy and prognostic value of SLNB in cutaneous melanoma and the low rate of regional nodal recurrence for SLN-negative patients... - Recurrence rates associated with incompletely excised low-risk nonmelanoma skin cancerKerri E Rieger
Department of Dermatology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
J Cutan Pathol 37:59-67. 2010..Reported recurrence rates for transected nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) vary widely, and few studies have addressed recurrence of tumors followed clinically or treated with nonsurgical modalities... - Malignant melanomaMatthew H Kanzler
Department of Dermatology, Stanford University Medical Center, California, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 48:780-3. 2003 - Use of artificial tanning products among young adultsKatie Brooks
Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 54:1060-6. 2006..While safe alternatives to ultraviolet exposure are desirable, the potential risks of widely endorsing artificial tanning products must be considered... - Impaired interferon signaling is a common immune defect in human cancerRebecca J Critchley-Thorne
Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 106:9010-5. 2009.... - Current management of melanoma: benefits of surgical staging and adjuvant therapyKelly M McMasters
Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Louisville, J Graham Brown Cancer Center, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, USA
J Surg Oncol 82:209-16. 2003..Although the overall survival benefit of high-dose interferon has been questioned, the weight of evidence supports the use of adjuvant therapy in patients with stage IIB and III disease... - Primary dermal melanoma: distinct immunohistochemical findings and clinical outcome compared with nodular and metastatic melanomaDavid S Cassarino
Department of Pathology, University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, 10833 Le Conte Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1713, USA
Arch Dermatol 144:49-56. 2008.... - A call for the development and implementation of a targeted national melanoma screening programAlan C Geller
Arch Dermatol 142:504-7. 2006 - Interstitial mycosis fungoides, a variant of mycosis fungoides resembling granuloma annulare and inflammatory morpheaLyndon D Su
Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
J Cutan Pathol 29:135-41. 2002..Interstitial mycosis fungoides (IMF) is a rare variant of mycosis fungoides that resembles the interstitial form of granuloma annulare and inflammatory morphea. IMF has received little attention in the literature... - Diffuse verrucous, vascular nodules on the extremities and trunkJosephine Nguyen
Stanford University Medical Center and Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, Calif. USA
Arch Dermatol 140:353-8. 2004 - Kinetics and specificity of fas ligand induction in toxic epidermal necrolysisHoward Y Chang
Arch Dermatol 140:242-4. 2004