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Desmoplastic Neurontropic Melanoma

popsnmams
popsnmams CSN Member Posts: 2
edited March 2014 in Skin Cancer #1
Does anyone have any info on this type of melanoma. It is rare and hard to locate info.
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  • rlavery
    rlavery CSN Member Posts: 15
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    Try searching on desmoplastic neurotrophic melanoma or desmoplastic melanoma. The definition is, an uncommon type of melanoma that appears as a scar of keloid like abnormality on the head and neck area of sun damaged skin of the elderly.
    Hope that helps.
    rlavery
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  • popsnmams
    popsnmams CSN Member Posts: 2
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    rlavery said:

    Try searching on desmoplastic neurotrophic melanoma or desmoplastic melanoma. The definition is, an uncommon type of melanoma that appears as a scar of keloid like abnormality on the head and neck area of sun damaged skin of the elderly.
    Hope that helps.
    rlavery

    Thank you-My 40 yr old son has had surgery and just finished 7 weeks of radiation for this type and I am hoping to find info on new immunotherapies. Trying to locate centers that specialized in this type of rare melanoma.
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