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Melanoma During Pregnancy: Therapeutic Management and Outcome

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Cancer and Pregnancy

Part of the book series: Recent Results in Cancer Research ((RECENTCANCER,volume 178))

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The epidemiology, diagnosis, staging, and clinical picture of melanoma during pregnancy are described in Chap. 14. The real incidence of melanoma during pregnancy is still unknown. Pregnancy-related risk factors might play a role in melanoma as in breast cancer (Karagas et al. 2006). The prognosis of cutaneous melanoma is based on the Breslow thickness, the presence or absence of ulceration, and the mitotic rate of the tumor (Balch et al. 2001; Francken et al. 2004). In general the clinical outcome of solid cancer treatment, disease-free and overall survival, is based on the stage of the disease, that is, the lower the stage, the better the outcome. The behavior of melanoma is, unfortunately, unpredictable.

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Hoekstra, H. (2008). Melanoma During Pregnancy: Therapeutic Management and Outcome. In: Cancer and Pregnancy. Recent Results in Cancer Research, vol 178. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71274-9_15

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