Ocular melanoma in families with dysplastic nevus syndrome

Five families with the dysplastic nevus syndrome, in each of which one member had ocular melanoma, are reported. These five families were examined within a 3-year period in one medical center. To date only five other families with such a combination have been reported. We suggest a causal relation b...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 1990-11, Vol.23 (5), p.858-862
Hauptverfasser:	Vink, Jacqueline, Crijns, Marianne B., Mooy, Cornelia M., Bergman, Wilma, Oosterhuis, Jendo A., Went, Loe N.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Biological and medical sciences Dermatology Dysplastic Nevus Syndrome - genetics Eye Neoplasms - genetics Female Humans Male Medical sciences Melanoma - genetics Middle Aged Neoplasms, Multiple Primary - genetics Skin Neoplasms - complications Skin Neoplasms - genetics Tumors of the skin and soft tissue. Premalignant lesions
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Zusammenfassung:	Five families with the dysplastic nevus syndrome, in each of which one member had ocular melanoma, are reported. These five families were examined within a 3-year period in one medical center. To date only five other families with such a combination have been reported. We suggest a causal relation between ocular melanoma and the familial dysplastic nevus syndrome.
ISSN:	0190-9622 1097-6787
DOI:	10.1016/0190-9622(90)70304-Z