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[Translated article] Update on the Diagnosis and Management of Desmoplastic Melanoma
Desmoplastic melanoma (DM) accounts for 0.4% to 4% of all melanomas. These skin tumors are mainly formed by amelanotic spindled melanocytes immersed in an abundant collagen stroma and are classified as pure when the desmoplastic […]
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[Translated article] Immunotherapy and Targeted Therapy in Patients With Advanced Melanoma and the V600 BRAF Mutation: Which One First?
Systemic treatment with immunotherapy or targeted therapy can significantly improve survival in patients with advanced (metastatic or high-risk) melanoma. Fifty percent of patients with melanoma have a BRAF mutation. Decisions on optimal sequencing of systemic […]
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BCGitis: Absceso pélvico por Mycobacterium bovis BCG posterior a inmunoterapia en cáncer de vejiga. Reporte de un caso
La inmunoterapia con el bacilo de Calmette-Guérin (BCG) para el cáncer de vejiga no musculo-invasor corresponde al estándar de tratamiento adyuvante posterior a la resección transuretral. A pesar de su efectividad y seguridad, alrededor de […]