• Source: Polypoid melanoma

Polypoid melanoma is a rare cutaneous condition, a virulent variant of nodular melanoma.: 696  Polypoid melanoma is a subtype of nodular melanoma, the most aggressive form of melanoma (a skin cancer).




Signs and symptoms


Polypoid melanoma is distinguished by a profile that resembles cauliflower and an uneven surface.




Treatment


Therapies for metastatic melanoma include the biological immunotherapy agents ipilimumab, pembrolizumab, and nivolumab; BRAF inhibitors, such as vemurafenib and dabrafenib; and an MEK inhibitor trametinib.




See also


Melanoma
List of cutaneous conditions




References






Further reading


Hikawa, Renato Shintani; Kanehisa, Eliza Sayuri; Enokihara, Mílvia Maria Simões e Silva; Enokihara, Mauro Yoshiaki; Hirata, Sérgio Henrique (2014). "Polypoid melanoma and superficial spreading melanoma different subtypes in the same lesion". Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia. 89 (4). FapUNIFESP (SciELO): 666–668. doi:10.1590/abd1806-4841.20142802. ISSN 0365-0596. PMC 4148288. PMID 25054761.
Manci, Elizabeth A.; Balch, Charles M.; Murad, Tariq M.; Seng/Jaw, Soong (June 1, 1981). "Polypoid Melanoma, A Virulent Variant of the Nodular Growth Pattern". American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 75 (6). Oxford University Press (OUP): 810–815. doi:10.1093/ajcp/75.6.810. ISSN 0002-9173. PMID 7258141.




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