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Melanoma of the central nervous system based on neurocutaneous melanocytosis in childhood: A rare but fatal condition.

Michael OstStephan ForchhammerThomas K EigentlerAryana PopescuLinda MaschkeJudith LohseThomas LehrnbecherWolfgang BehnischAndreas H GrollMarcus JakobBenedikt BernbeckInes B BrechtDominik T Schneider
Published in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2024)
CNS melanomas based on NCM in childhood are aggressive malignancies without curative treatment to date. Therapeutic approaches must be individualized. Genetic tumor sequencing is essential to improve understanding of tumorigenesis and potentially identify new therapeutic targets.
Keyphrases
  • early life
  • childhood cancer
  • single cell
  • genome wide
  • blood brain barrier
  • copy number
  • prognostic factors
  • young adults
  • dna methylation
  • combination therapy
  • skin cancer
  • smoking cessation
  • basal cell carcinoma