2007
Melanophages reside in hypermelanotic, aberrantly glycosylated tumor areas and predict improved outcome in primary cutaneous malignant melanoma
Handerson T, Berger A, Harigopol M, Rimm D, Nishigori C, Ueda M, Miyoshi E, Taniguchi N, Pawelek J. Melanophages reside in hypermelanotic, aberrantly glycosylated tumor areas and predict improved outcome in primary cutaneous malignant melanoma. Journal Of Cutaneous Pathology 2007, 34: 679-686. PMID: 17696914, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2006.00681.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous malignant melanomaPrimary cutaneous malignant melanomaImproved outcomesMalignant melanomaMelanoma cellsAnti-tumor roleMelanoma tissue microarrayFollow-upWorse outcomesPatient outcomesPoor survivalTissue microarrayBetter outcomesMyeloid cellsImmune systemMelanophagesTumor areaMelanomaCancer cellsMelanoma biologyOutcomesAberrant glycosylationCell typesCellsTumor region
2004
Automated Quantitative Analysis of HDM2 Expression in Malignant Melanoma Shows Association with Early-Stage Disease and Improved Outcome
Berger AJ, Camp RL, DiVito KA, Kluger HM, Halaban R, Rimm DL. Automated Quantitative Analysis of HDM2 Expression in Malignant Melanoma Shows Association with Early-Stage Disease and Improved Outcome. Cancer Research 2004, 64: 8767-8772. PMID: 15574789, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-04-1384.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMurine double minute 2Double minute 2Protein expressionMalignant melanomaMinute 2Early-stage diseaseTissue microarray cohortPotential tissue biomarkersCutaneous malignant melanomaValuable prognostic toolNormal skin samplesSkin cancer deathsMicroarray cohortAdvanced melanomaMetastatic lesionsCancer deathPrimary melanomaImproved outcomesExpression of HDM2Tissue biomarkersPrognostic toolBetter outcomesMelanoma lesionsAggressive natureMelanoma