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Tumors of the skin

Mertens, Fredrik LU ; Mitelman, Felix LU orcid and Heim, Sverre LU (2015) p.555-565
Abstract

Skin cancer is the most common malignancy in humans. Clonal chromosome abnormalities have been reported in approximately 100 basal cell epitheliomas (BCC). In contrast to BCC, which has no recognized precursor lesion, squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the skin is known to develop through histologic stages, the most important of which are actinic keratosis (squamous cell dysplasia) and carcinoma in situ (severe dysplasia). A wide range of clinically and pathologically different benign and malignant melanocytic tumors are recognized. Appendageal tumors are subdivided into more than 30 benign and malignant subtypes showing apocrine and eccrine differentiation or follicular and sebaceous differentiation. Merkel cell carcinomas have... (More)

Skin cancer is the most common malignancy in humans. Clonal chromosome abnormalities have been reported in approximately 100 basal cell epitheliomas (BCC). In contrast to BCC, which has no recognized precursor lesion, squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the skin is known to develop through histologic stages, the most important of which are actinic keratosis (squamous cell dysplasia) and carcinoma in situ (severe dysplasia). A wide range of clinically and pathologically different benign and malignant melanocytic tumors are recognized. Appendageal tumors are subdivided into more than 30 benign and malignant subtypes showing apocrine and eccrine differentiation or follicular and sebaceous differentiation. Merkel cell carcinomas have near-diploid karyotypes, often showing rearrangements of chromosome 1. Dermal cylindromas may show similar genetic features to adenoid cystic carcinomas with the occurrence of a t (6; 9) (q22-23; p23-24) leading to a MYB-NFIB fusion gene.

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keywords
Actinic keratosis, Appendageal tumors, Basal cell epitheliomas, Carcinoma in situ, Malignant melanocytic tumors, Merkel cell carcinomas, Skin cancer, Squamous cell carcinoma
host publication
Cancer Cytogenetics : Chromosomal and Molecular Genetic Aberrations of Tumor Cells - Chromosomal and Molecular Genetic Aberrations of Tumor Cells
editor
Heim, Sverre and Mitelman, Felix
edition
4th
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11 pages
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Wiley-Blackwell
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  • scopus:85015974851
ISBN
9781118795569
9781118795538
DOI
10.1002/9781118795569.ch22
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English
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yes
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ce553a17-517a-4eff-9342-e7cf517745a0
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  abstract     = {{<p>Skin cancer is the most common malignancy in humans. Clonal chromosome abnormalities have been reported in approximately 100 basal cell epitheliomas (BCC). In contrast to BCC, which has no recognized precursor lesion, squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the skin is known to develop through histologic stages, the most important of which are actinic keratosis (squamous cell dysplasia) and carcinoma in situ (severe dysplasia). A wide range of clinically and pathologically different benign and malignant melanocytic tumors are recognized. Appendageal tumors are subdivided into more than 30 benign and malignant subtypes showing apocrine and eccrine differentiation or follicular and sebaceous differentiation. Merkel cell carcinomas have near-diploid karyotypes, often showing rearrangements of chromosome 1. Dermal cylindromas may show similar genetic features to adenoid cystic carcinomas with the occurrence of a t (6; 9) (q22-23; p23-24) leading to a MYB-NFIB fusion gene.</p>}},
  author       = {{Mertens, Fredrik and Mitelman, Felix and Heim, Sverre}},
  booktitle    = {{Cancer Cytogenetics : Chromosomal and Molecular Genetic Aberrations of Tumor Cells}},
  editor       = {{Heim, Sverre and Mitelman, Felix}},
  isbn         = {{9781118795569}},
  keywords     = {{Actinic keratosis; Appendageal tumors; Basal cell epitheliomas; Carcinoma in situ; Malignant melanocytic tumors; Merkel cell carcinomas; Skin cancer; Squamous cell carcinoma}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{555--565}},
  publisher    = {{Wiley-Blackwell}},
  title        = {{Tumors of the skin}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118795569.ch22}},
  doi          = {{10.1002/9781118795569.ch22}},
  year         = {{2015}},
}