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Spitzoid melanoma

MedGen UID:
1713307
Concept ID:
C3495721
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Malignant Spitz Tumor; Spitz Melanoma; Spitzoid Melanoma; spitzoid melanoma
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0850101

Definition

A melanoma that shares histopathologic and clinical features with atypical Spitz nevus. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSpitzoid melanoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Lallas A, Apalla Z, Ioannides D, Lazaridou E, Kyrgidis A, Broganelli P, Alfano R, Zalaudek I, Argenziano G; International Dermoscopy Society
Br J Dermatol 2017 Sep;177(3):645-655. Epub 2017 Jul 19 doi: 10.1111/bjd.15339. PMID: 28118479
Stefanaki C, Stefanaki K, Chardalias L, Soura E, Stratigos A
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2016 Aug;30(8):1269-77. Epub 2016 May 13 doi: 10.1111/jdv.13665. PMID: 27173829
Requena C, Botella R, Nagore E, Sanmartín O, Llombart B, Serra-Guillén C, Guillén C, Requena L, Traves V
Am J Dermatopathol 2012 Jul;34(5):478-86. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e318234e780. PMID: 22257900

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Kim DJ, Yuan TA, Chen PC, Liu-Smith F, Koh SS, Mesinkovska NA, Sarpa HG
Pediatr Dermatol 2021 Sep;38(5):1102-1110. Epub 2021 Jan 24 doi: 10.1111/pde.14516. PMID: 33486809
Papageorgiou V, Apalla Z, Sotiriou E, Papageorgiou C, Lazaridou E, Vakirlis S, Ioannides D, Lallas A
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2018 Jun;32(6):879-888. Epub 2018 Jan 24 doi: 10.1111/jdv.14782. PMID: 29314288
Lallas A, Apalla Z, Ioannides D, Lazaridou E, Kyrgidis A, Broganelli P, Alfano R, Zalaudek I, Argenziano G; International Dermoscopy Society
Br J Dermatol 2017 Sep;177(3):645-655. Epub 2017 Jul 19 doi: 10.1111/bjd.15339. PMID: 28118479
Wood BA
Pathology 2016 Feb;48(2):155-65. Epub 2016 Jan 16 doi: 10.1016/j.pathol.2015.12.001. PMID: 27020388
Kamino H
Clin Dermatol 2009 Nov-Dec;27(6):545-55. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2008.09.013. PMID: 19880042

Diagnosis

Brown A, Sawyer JD, Neumeister MW
Clin Plast Surg 2021 Oct;48(4):677-686. Epub 2021 Aug 18 doi: 10.1016/j.cps.2021.06.002. PMID: 34503728
Raghavan SS, Peternel S, Mully TW, North JP, Pincus LB, LeBoit PE, McCalmont TH, Bastian BC, Yeh I
Mod Pathol 2020 Jun;33(6):1122-1134. Epub 2020 Jan 3 doi: 10.1038/s41379-019-0445-z. PMID: 31900433Free PMC Article
Papageorgiou V, Apalla Z, Sotiriou E, Papageorgiou C, Lazaridou E, Vakirlis S, Ioannides D, Lallas A
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2018 Jun;32(6):879-888. Epub 2018 Jan 24 doi: 10.1111/jdv.14782. PMID: 29314288
Lallas A, Apalla Z, Ioannides D, Lazaridou E, Kyrgidis A, Broganelli P, Alfano R, Zalaudek I, Argenziano G; International Dermoscopy Society
Br J Dermatol 2017 Sep;177(3):645-655. Epub 2017 Jul 19 doi: 10.1111/bjd.15339. PMID: 28118479
Wood BA
Pathology 2016 Feb;48(2):155-65. Epub 2016 Jan 16 doi: 10.1016/j.pathol.2015.12.001. PMID: 27020388

Therapy

Mueller KA, Cordisco MR, Scott GA, Plovanich ME
Pediatr Dermatol 2023 Jan;40(1):154-156. Epub 2022 Jul 26 doi: 10.1111/pde.15097. PMID: 35882548
Halalsheh H, Kaste SC, Navid F, Bahrami A, Shulkin BL, Rao B, Kunkel M, Artz N, Pappo A
Pediatr Blood Cancer 2018 Dec;65(12):e27412. Epub 2018 Aug 19 doi: 10.1002/pbc.27412. PMID: 30124237Free PMC Article
Ross JS, Wang K, Chmielecki J, Gay L, Johnson A, Chudnovsky J, Yelensky R, Lipson D, Ali SM, Elvin JA, Vergilio JA, Roels S, Miller VA, Nakamura BN, Gray A, Wong MK, Stephens PJ
Int J Cancer 2016 Feb 15;138(4):881-90. Epub 2015 Sep 8 doi: 10.1002/ijc.29825. PMID: 26314551Free PMC Article
Kim JY, Choi JE, Ahn HH, Kye YC, Seo SH
J Korean Med Sci 2012 Apr;27(4):454-7. Epub 2012 Mar 21 doi: 10.3346/jkms.2012.27.4.454. PMID: 22468113Free PMC Article
Puri PK, Ferringer TC, Tyler WB, Wilson ML, Kirchner HL, Elston DM
Am J Dermatopathol 2011 Feb;33(1):72-7. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e3181da3841. PMID: 20700039

Prognosis

Brown A, Sawyer JD, Neumeister MW
Clin Plast Surg 2021 Oct;48(4):677-686. Epub 2021 Aug 18 doi: 10.1016/j.cps.2021.06.002. PMID: 34503728
Raghavan SS, Peternel S, Mully TW, North JP, Pincus LB, LeBoit PE, McCalmont TH, Bastian BC, Yeh I
Mod Pathol 2020 Jun;33(6):1122-1134. Epub 2020 Jan 3 doi: 10.1038/s41379-019-0445-z. PMID: 31900433Free PMC Article
Latchana N, Del Campo SE, Grignol VP, Clark JR, Albert SP, Zhang J, Wei L, Aldrink JH, Nicol KK, Ranalli MA, Peters SB, Gru A, Trihka P, Payne PR, Howard JH, Carson WE 3rd
Ann Surg Oncol 2017 Feb;24(2):347-354. Epub 2016 Jul 28 doi: 10.1245/s10434-016-5476-9. PMID: 27469124
Kamino H
Clin Dermatol 2009 Nov-Dec;27(6):545-55. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2008.09.013. PMID: 19880042
Paradela S, Fonseca E, Pita S, Kantrow SM, Goncharuk VN, Diwan H, Prieto VG
J Cutan Pathol 2009 Jul;36(7):740-52. Epub 2008 Nov 5 doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2008.01153.x. PMID: 19032380

Clinical prediction guides

Brown A, Sawyer JD, Neumeister MW
Clin Plast Surg 2021 Oct;48(4):677-686. Epub 2021 Aug 18 doi: 10.1016/j.cps.2021.06.002. PMID: 34503728
Raghavan SS, Peternel S, Mully TW, North JP, Pincus LB, LeBoit PE, McCalmont TH, Bastian BC, Yeh I
Mod Pathol 2020 Jun;33(6):1122-1134. Epub 2020 Jan 3 doi: 10.1038/s41379-019-0445-z. PMID: 31900433Free PMC Article
Stefanaki C, Stefanaki K, Chardalias L, Soura E, Stratigos A
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2016 Aug;30(8):1269-77. Epub 2016 May 13 doi: 10.1111/jdv.13665. PMID: 27173829
Wu G, Barnhill RL, Lee S, Li Y, Shao Y, Easton J, Dalton J, Zhang J, Pappo A, Bahrami A
Mod Pathol 2016 Apr;29(4):359-69. Epub 2016 Feb 19 doi: 10.1038/modpathol.2016.37. PMID: 26892443Free PMC Article
Ross JS, Wang K, Chmielecki J, Gay L, Johnson A, Chudnovsky J, Yelensky R, Lipson D, Ali SM, Elvin JA, Vergilio JA, Roels S, Miller VA, Nakamura BN, Gray A, Wong MK, Stephens PJ
Int J Cancer 2016 Feb 15;138(4):881-90. Epub 2015 Sep 8 doi: 10.1002/ijc.29825. PMID: 26314551Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Pampena R, Piccolo V, Muscianese M, Kyrgidis A, Lai M, Russo T, Briatico G, Di Brizzi EV, Cascone G, Pellerone S, Longo C, Moscarella E, Argenziano G
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2023 Sep;37(9):1758-1776. Epub 2023 Jun 2 doi: 10.1111/jdv.19220. PMID: 37210654
Pampena R, Lai M, Lombardi M, Mirra M, Raucci M, Lallas A, Apalla Z, Argenziano G, Pellacani G, Longo C
JAMA Dermatol 2020 Apr 1;156(4):430-439. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2019.4912. PMID: 32101255

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