Skin Cancer Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Skin Cancer, including details on identification, causes, prevention, treatment.

Volume 6 (2009), Issue 8 (August)

1. Patellofemoral knee pain in an adult with radiographic osteoarthritis and human immunodeficiency virus infection.
   J Orthop Sports Phys Ther, 39(8): 612-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Raf-1 addiction in Ras-induced skin carcinogenesis.
   Cancer Cell, 16(2): 149-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Raf-1 and squamous cell carcinoma: Rok-ing the boat.
   Cancer Cell, 16(2): 85-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Reconstruction after wide excision of primary cutaneous melanomas: part II--the extremities.
   Lancet Oncol, 10(8): 810-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Role of the EGF +61A>G polymorphism in melanoma pathogenesis: an experience on a large series of Italian cases and controls.
   BMC Dermatol, 9: 7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Monitoring immunosuppression with measures of NFAT decreases cancer incidence.
   Clin Immunol, 132(3): 305-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Soft-tissue metastases: their presentation and origin.
   J Bone Joint Surg Br, 91(8): 1083-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Serum proteomic profile of cutaneous malignant melanoma and relation to cancer progression: association to tumor derived alpha-N-acetylgalactosaminidase activity.
   Cancer Lett, 283(2): 222-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Endometriosis risk in relation to naevi, freckles and skin sensitivity to sun exposure: the French E3N cohort.
   Int J Epidemiol, 38(4): 1143-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Ulcerated epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the right armpit in childhood.
    J Pediatr Hematol Oncol, 31(8): 595-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Cancer chemopreventive activity of the prenylated coumarin, umbelliprenin, in vivo.
    Eur J Cancer Prev, 18(5): 412-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Processing of MIA protein during melanoma cell migration.
    Int J Cancer, 125(7): 1587-94. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Photodynamic therapy with 5-aminolevulinic acid and diamino acid derivatives of protoporphyrin IX reduces papillomas in mice without eliminating transformation into squamous cell carcinoma of the skin.
    Int J Cancer, 125(7): 1721-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Caveolin-1 tumor-promoting role in human melanoma.
    Int J Cancer, 125(7): 1514-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Dietary fat intake and risk of skin cancer: a prospective study in Australian adults.
    Int J Cancer, 125(7): 1678-84. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Reliability of self-reported household pesticide use.
    Eur J Cancer Prev, 18(5): 404-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Primary umbilical melanoma.
    Australas J Dermatol, 50(3): 220-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Vitiligo-like depigmentation induced by imiquimod treatment of superficial basal cell carcinoma.
    Australas J Dermatol, 50(3): 211-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Recurrent keratoacanthoma with vascular invasion: a diagnostic and management dilemma.
    Australas J Dermatol, 50(3): 194-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Thoroughness of skin examination by melanoma patients: influence of age, sex and partner.
    Australas J Dermatol, 50(3): 176-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Evaluation of the treatment of non-melanoma skin cancers by surgical excision.
    Australas J Dermatol, 50(3): 171-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Conditions masquerading as infantile haemangioma: Part 2.
    Australas J Dermatol, 50(3): 153-68; quiz 169-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Island composite nasal flap for nasal dorsum skin defects.
    Int J Dermatol, 48(8): 889-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Canine cutaneous epitheliotropic T-cell lymphoma with vesiculobullous lesions resembling human bullous mycosis fungoides.
    Vet Dermatol, 20(4): 281-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Cutaneous melanoma is related to immune suppression in kidney transplant recipients.
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev, 18(8): 2297-303. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Patients with Merkel cell carcinoma tumors < or = 1.0 cm in diameter are unlikely to harbor regional lymph node metastasis.
    J Clin Oncol, 27(23): 3772-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. CNS and lung metastasis of sebaceous epithelioma in a dog.
    Vet Dermatol, 20(4): 289-94. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Obtaining routine blood cultures during interleukin-2-containing therapy is unnecessary.
    Am J Clin Oncol, 32(4): 429-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Confocal laser scanning microscopy--evaluation of native tissue sections in micrographic surgery.
    Lasers Med Sci, 24(5): 819-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Identifying Muir-Torre syndrome in a patient with glioblastoma multiforme.
    Neuro Oncol, 11(4): 452-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Excision of periocular basal cell carcinoma with stereoscopic microdissection of surgical margins for frozen-section control: report of 200 cases.
    Arch Ophthalmol, 127(8): 1011-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Phase I/II open-label study of the biologic effects of the interleukin-2 immunocytokine EMD 273063 (hu14.18-IL2) in patients with metastatic malignant melanoma.
    J Transl Med, 7: 68. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Fibrosarcomatous transformation in dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans of the breast--a case report.
    J Clin Ultrasound, 37(7): 420-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Genomic instability in the epidermis induced by atomic bomb (A-bomb) radiation: a long-lasting health effect in A-bomb survivors.
    Cancer, 115(16): 3782-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Role of miRNAs in the progression of malignant melanoma.
    Br J Cancer, 101(4): 551-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. A 62-year-old woman with skin cancer who experienced wrong-site surgery: review of medical error.
    JAMA, 302(6): 669-77. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Pigmented extramammary Paget's disease of the axilla mimicking melanoma: case report and review of the literature.
    J Cutan Pathol, 36(9): 995-1000. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Retiform hemangioendothelioma: presentation of a case expressing D2-40.
    J Cutan Pathol, 36(9): 987-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Matrix metalloproteinase-26 is present more frequently in squamous cell carcinomas of immunosuppressed compared with immunocompetent patients.
    J Cutan Pathol, 36(9): 929-36. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. SirT1-null mice develop tumors at normal rates but are poorly protected by resveratrol.
    Oncogene, 28(32): 2882-93. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Histologic mimics of perineural invasion.
    J Cutan Pathol, 36(9): 937-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Merkel cell carcinoma co-existent with sebaceous carcinoma of the eyelid.
    J Cutan Pathol, 36(9): 983-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Swiss clinical practice guidelines for skin cancer in organ transplant recipients.
    Swiss Med Wkly, 139(29): 407-15. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Melanoma proliferation and chemoresistance controlled by the DEK oncogene.
    Cancer Res, 69(16): 6405-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Vitamin D receptor variants and the malignant melanoma risk: a population-based study.
    Cancer Epidemiol, 33(2): 103-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Increased Susceptibility to Skin Carcinogenesis in TREX2 Knockout Mice.
    Cancer Res, 69(16): 6676-84. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Expressions of p53, cyclinD1 and histopathological features in basal cell carcinomas.
    J Cutan Pathol, 36(9): 958-65. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Genome-wide high-resolution analysis of DNA copy number alterations in NF1-associated malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors using 32K BAC array.
    Genes Chromosomes Cancer, 48(10): 897-907. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. LANA-1, Bcl-2, Mcl-1 and HIF-1alpha protein expression in HIV-associated Kaposi sarcoma.
    Virchows Arch, 455(2): 159-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Congenital osteoma cutis of the lateral canthus.
    J AAPOS, 13(4): 410-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Photodynamic therapy of eyelid basal cell carcinoma.
    J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol, 23(9): 1083-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Modified Mohs micrographic surgery for periocular melanoma and melanoma in situ: long-term experience at Scripps Clinic.
    Dermatol Surg, 35(8): 1263-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Radiotherapy of carcinomas of the skin overlying the cartilage of the nose: our experience in 671 lesions.
    J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol, 23(9): 1044-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. Cutaneous epithelioid malignant schwannoma: review of the literature and case report.
    J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg, 62(9): e318-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Total-body cutaneous examination, total-body photography, and dermoscopy in the care of a patient with xeroderma pigmentosum and multiple melanomas.
    Arch Dermatol, 145(8): 910-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Antioxidant supplementation and risk of incident melanomas: results of a large prospective cohort study.
    Arch Dermatol, 145(8): 879-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Routine dermatologist-performed full-body skin examination and early melanoma detection.
    Arch Dermatol, 145(8): 873-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. Regional control of melanoma neck node metastasis after selective neck dissection with or without adjuvant radiotherapy.
    Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 135(8): 795-800. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. Selective inhibition of JNK with a peptide inhibitor attenuates pain hypersensitivity and tumor growth in a mouse skin cancer pain model.
    Exp Neurol, 219(1): 146-55. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. Bleomycin, vinorelbine and trofosfamide in relapsed stage IV cutaneous malignant melanoma patients.
    Cancer Chemother Pharmacol, 64(5): 901-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. Halo congenital nevocellular nevi associated with extralesional vitiligo: a case series with review of the literature.
    Pediatr Dermatol, 26(4): 414-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. Merkel cell carcinoma: recent progress and current priorities on etiology, pathogenesis, and clinical management.
    J Clin Oncol, 27(24): 4021-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
63. Laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection for anorectal melanoma: a case report and review of the literature.
    Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech, 19(4): e149-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
64. Preoperative assessment of cutaneous melanoma thickness using 10-MHz sonography.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol, 193(3): 639-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
65. The histologic spectrum of epithelial neoplasms induced by sorafenib.
    J Am Acad Dermatol, 61(3): 522-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
66. Skin cancer trends among Asians living in Singapore from 1968 to 2006.
    J Am Acad Dermatol, 61(3): 426-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
67. Leprosy and Kaposi sarcoma presenting as an immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in a patient with AIDS.
    J Am Acad Dermatol, 61(3): 516-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
68. Differential diagnosis and treatment of primary, cutaneous, anaplastic large cell lymphoma: not always an easy task.
    Int J Hematol, 90(2): 226-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
69. Immunotherapy for malignant melanoma--tracing Ariadne's thread through the labyrinth.
    Eur J Cancer, 45(13): 2266-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
70. Cutaneous melanoma mortality starting to change: a study of trends in Northern Ireland.
    Eur J Cancer, 45(13): 2360-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
71. Neoadjuvant polychemotherapy in locally advanced Merkel cell carcinoma.
    Nat Rev Clin Oncol, 6(9): 544-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
72. Merkel cell polyomavirus expression in merkel cell carcinomas and its absence in combined tumors and pulmonary neuroendocrine carcinomas.
    Am J Surg Pathol, 33(9): 1378-85. [Abstract] [Full-text]
73. Atypical spitzoid melanocytic tumors with positive sentinel lymph nodes in children and teenagers, and comparison with histologically unambiguous and lethal melanomas.
    Am J Surg Pathol, 33(9): 1386-95. [Abstract] [Full-text]
74. Distinguishing epithelioid blue nevus from blue nevus-like cutaneous melanoma metastasis using fluorescence in situ hybridization.
    Am J Surg Pathol, 33(9): 1396-400. [Abstract] [Full-text]
75. A case-control study of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma among Caucasian organ transplant recipients: the role of antibodies against human papillomavirus and other risk factors.
    Int J Cancer, 125(8): 1935-45. [Abstract] [Full-text]
76. Melanocortin receptor 1 variants and melanoma risk: a study of 2 European populations.
    Int J Cancer, 125(8): 1868-75. [Abstract] [Full-text]
77. The invasive potential of human melanoma cell lines correlates with their ability to alter fibroblast gene expression in vitro and the stromal microenvironment in vivo.
    Int J Cancer, 125(8): 1796-804. [Abstract] [Full-text]
78. Intracranial infiltration by recurrent scalp dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans.
    J Clin Neurosci, 16(10): 1358-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
79. Randomized phase 2/3 trial of CpG oligodeoxynucleotide PF-3512676 alone or with dacarbazine for patients with unresectable stage III and IV melanoma.
    Cancer, 115(17): 3944-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
80. The option of compassionate use in metastatic melanoma - way out of a therapeutic dilemma?
    J Dtsch Dermatol Ges, 7(8): 671-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
81. Functional RET G691S polymorphism in cutaneous malignant melanoma.
    Oncogene, 28(34): 3058-68. [Abstract] [Full-text]
82. Multi-stage chemical carcinogenesis in mouse skin: fundamentals and applications.
    Nat Protoc, 4(9): 1350-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
83. Case of multiple cutaneous granular cell tumors.
    J Dermatol, 36(9): 504-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
84. WT1 marker is not sufficient for distinguishing between melanoma and melanocytic nevi.
    J Cutan Pathol, 36(10): 1077-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
85. Morphometric analyses of elastic tissue fibers in dermatofibroma: clues to etiopathogenesis?
    J Cutan Pathol, 36(10): 1083-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
86. Symplastic glomus tumor - a rare but distinct benign histological variant with analogy to other 'ancient' benign skin neoplasms.
    J Cutan Pathol, 36(10): 1099-102. [Abstract] [Full-text]
87. Co-existing basal cell carcinoma and blue nevus in an African-American woman.
    J Cutan Pathol, 36(10): 1114-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
88. Association of AS3MT polymorphisms and the risk of premalignant arsenic skin lesions.
    Toxicol Appl Pharmacol, 239(2): 200-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
89. Malignant fungating wounds: a survey of nurses' clinical practice in Switzerland.
    Eur J Oncol Nurs, 13(4): 295-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
90. Melanocytic nevi with features of Spitz nevi and Clark's/dysplastic nevi ("Spark's" nevi).
    J Cutan Pathol, 36(10): 1063-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
91. Caveats in BerEP4 staining to differentiate basal and squamous cell carcinoma.
    J Cutan Pathol, 36(10): 1074-176. [Abstract] [Full-text]
92. In vitro impact of a whey protein isolate (WPI) and collagen hydrolysates (CHs) on B16F10 melanoma cells proliferation.
    J Dermatol Sci, 56(1): 51-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
93. Definition of an automated Content-Based Image Retrieval (CBIR) system for the comparison of dermoscopic images of pigmented skin lesions.
    Biomed Eng Online, 8: 18. [Abstract] [Full-text]
94. The genotoxic air pollutant 3-nitrobenzanthrone and its reactive metabolite N-hydroxy-3-aminobenzanthrone lack initiating and complete carcinogenic activity in NMRI mouse skin.
    Cancer Lett, 284(1): 21-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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