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Melanoma

最后审阅: 17 Aug 2025
最后更新: 07 Feb 2025

小结

定义

病史和体格检查

关键诊断因素

  • altered pigmented lesion (ABCDE signs)
  • melanocytic lesion that does not resemble surrounding melanocytic nevi ("ugly duckling")
  • spontaneous bleeding or ulceration of a pigmented lesion
  • constitutional symptoms
  • nail sign: persistent single-nail melanonychia striata
  • nail sign: Hutchinson sign
  • atypical dermoscopy findings
  • fixed lymphadenopathy
  • in-transit metastases
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危险因素

  • sun exposure
  • family history of melanoma
  • personal history of melanoma
  • personal history of skin cancer (including actinic damage)
  • history of atypical nevi
  • Fitzpatrick skin type I or II (white skin)
  • red or blond hair color
  • high freckle density
  • sun bed use
  • light eye color
  • increased numbers of benign-appearing melanocytic nevi
  • large congenital nevi
  • immunosuppression
  • xeroderma pigmentosum
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诊断性检查

首要检查

  • dermoscopy
  • skin biopsy
  • immunohistochemistry
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需考虑的检查

  • sentinel lymph node biopsy
  • chest/abdominal/pelvic CT scan
  • whole-body PET scan
  • brain imaging (CT or MRI)
  • BRAF mutational analysis
  • NRAS mutational analysis
  • serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)
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新兴检查

  • CDKN2A mutational analysis

治疗流程

急症处理

early stage melanoma (melanoma in situ, stage I, stage II)

stage III melanoma with negative sentinel nodes

stage III melanoma with positive sentinel nodes

stage III melanoma with clinically positive nodes: resectable

stage III melanoma with satellite/in-transit metastases: limited resectable disease

stage III melanoma with satellite/in-transit metastases: borderline resectable or unresectable disease

stage IV metastatic melanoma

撰稿人

作者

Yin Wu, MRCP(UK), PhD

Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Career Development Fellow and Honorary Consultant Medical Oncologist

Peter Gorer Department of Immunobiology

King's College London

Department of Medical Oncology

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

London

UK

利益声明

YW is funded by the Wellcome Trust, and consults for PersonGen Therapeutics, and Biotherapeutics.

Amanda Fitzpatrick, MRCP(UK), PhD

Medical Oncologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer

Guy's Cancer Centre

King's College

London

UK

利益声明

AF declares she has no competing interests.

Pablo Fernandez-Peñas, MD, PhD, FACD

Professor of Dermatology

The University of Sydney

Sydney

Australia

利益声明

PF-P declares that he has no competing interests with the topic Melanoma. PF-P has advisory roles with Amgen, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol Meyers Squibb, Leo, Novartis, Lilly, Abbvie, Janssen, Celgene (psoriasis, atopic eczema, hidradenitis), Roche, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Sun Pharmaceuticals, Novartis, and Sanofi. He has been paid to do research for Incyte Europe Sarl, and clinical trials for Arena, Akaal Pharma, Xoma, Kyowa Hakko Kirin, AbbVie, OncoSec, Lilly, CSL Behring, Boehringer Ingelheim, Pfizer, mRage, Eisai, Jiansu Hengrui, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sun Pharma, Novartis, Roche, Galderma, Regeneron, UCB, GlaxoSmithKline, and Amgen.

Agradecimientos

Dr Yin Wu, Dr Amanda Fitzpatrick, and Dr Pablo Fernandez-Peñas would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Prachi Bhave, Dr Robyn P.M. Saw, Dr Sophie E. Papa, Dr Alexander M. Menzies, Dr Philip Friedlander, Dr Hobart W. Walling, and Dr Brian L. Swick, previous contributors to this topic.

Divulgaciones

PB has received honoraria from Bristol-Myers Squibb, MSD and Novartis and sponsorship from MSD and Novartis. RPMS is on the advisory board for Novartis, MSD, and Qbiotics and has previously been on the advisory board for Amgen; he has received honoraria from BMS and Novartis. SEP has received honoraria from BMS, MSD, and Novartis to attend conferences; she has participated in advisory boards for BMS, MSD, Amgen, Roche, and GSK. AMM has received honoraria from Novartis and BMS; he is on the advisory boards of MSD and Chugai. PF is a consultant for Genentech. HWW and BLS declare that they have no competing interests.

Revisores por pares

David Cassarino, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

University of California

Los Angeles

CA

Divulgaciones

DC declares that he has no competing interests.

James DeBloom, MD

Dermatologist/Dermatologic Surgeon

President of the South Carolina Skin Cancer Center

Greenville

SC

Divulgaciones

JB declares that he has no competing interests.

Mai Brooks, MD, FACS

Associate Director

JCCC Women's Cancers Program Area

Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCLA

Los Angeles

CA

Divulgaciones

MB declares that she has no competing interests.

Karol Sikora, MA, MBBCh, PhD, FRCR, FRCP, FFPM

Medical Director

CancerPartnersUK

London

UK

Divulgaciones

KS declares that he has no competing interests.

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Disclosures

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Referencias

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Artículos principales

National Comprehensive Cancer Network. NCCN clinical practice guidelines in oncology: melanoma - cutaneous [internet publication].Texto completo

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Melanoma: assessment and management. Jul 2022 [internet publication].Texto completo

Michielin O, van Akkooi ACJ, Ascierto PA, et al. Cutaneous melanoma: ESMO clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up. Ann Oncol. 2019 Dec 1;30(12):1884-901.Texto completo  Resumen

Seth R, Agarwala SS, Messersmith H, et al. Systemic therapy for melanoma: ASCO guideline update. J Clin Oncol. 2023 Oct 20;41(30):4794-820.Texto completo  Resumen

Vogelbaum MA, Brown PD, Messersmith H, et al. Treatment for brain metastases: ASCO-SNO-ASTRO guideline. J Clin Oncol. 2022 Feb 10;40(5):492-516.Texto completo  Resumen

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