Desmoplastic Neurontropic Melanoma

popsnmams
popsnmams 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.

Comments

  • rlavery
    rlavery Member Posts: 15
    #2
    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
  • popsnmams
    popsnmams Member Posts: 2
    #3
    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.

Discussion Boards