Pregnancy-associated melanoma: characteristics and outcomes from 2002 to 2020

  • Published on 04/01/2024
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Davidson, Tara M.a; Hieken, Tina J.b; Glasgow, Amy E.c; Habermann, Elizabeth B.c,d; Yan, Yiyie

Abstract


Melanoma diagnosed within 1 year of pregnancy is defined as pregnancy-associated melanoma (PAM). No robust data on how pregnancy influences melanoma nor guidelines for PAM management exist. With IRB approval, female patients with a pathology-confirmed melanoma diagnosis within 1 year of pregnancy treated at our institution from 2000 to 2020 were identified. Controls from the cancer registry were matched...

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