Research shows that skin cancer above the neck is more likely to metastasize!

October 16, 2019 / Bio Valley bio on / - a new 6-month descriptive clinical study shows that cervical malignant melanoma (mm) is more likely to spread than subcervical malignant melanoma However, although more patients in these studies developed mm tumors below the neck at the end of the disease, no distant metastasis was found - mm spread to other distant parts of the body In addition, only one case of mm was diagnosed as lymph node positive The results of the study were recently presented at the 28th eadv conference in Madrid, Spain The researchers investigated 45 newly diagnosed MM patients for 6 months The patients were divided into two groups: mm on the neck and mm below the neck The aim of this study is to see which mm is more likely to shift (diffuse) in terms of location Image source: https://cn.bing.com researchers used computed tomography (CT) staging to determine the presence and spread of cancer Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) was also performed in patients with stage T2a or later disease to further investigate the extent of the disease The results showed that there was no distant metastasis in 37 cases of mm, only 1 case of lymph node was positive (2.7%) In 8 cases of mm, 2 cases had positive lymph nodes and distant metastasis (25%) Therefore, studies have shown that mm above the neck has a higher chance of skin diffusion than mm below the neck The most dangerous form of skin cancer, melanoma, is the most dangerous form of skin cancer and is becoming more and more common, especially in young people Once mm spreads to the skin or other parts of the body, it becomes more difficult to treat or even fatal In addition, melanoma often mutates in BRAF V600 gene These changes affect the production of BRAF protein and make the cell grow faster "Mutations in the BRAF gene have been confirmed to be associated with malignant melanoma, which has revolutionized further treatment in patients with advanced disease In this study, we reviewed newly diagnosed MM patients to see where tumors are more likely to metastasize "Knowing more about these locations may also help to identify and manage patient survival," explains lead researcher Dr Mohammed al Abadie, who presented the results at the eadv meeting Reference: skin cancer about the neck more likely to spread, research shows