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Koch Hein EC, Vilbert M, Hirsch I, Fernando Ribeiro M, Muniz TP, Fournier C, Abdulalem K, Saldanha EF, Martinez E, Spreafico A, Hogg DH, Butler MO, Saibil SD. Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Advanced Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Real-World Experience from a Canadian Comprehensive Cancer Centre. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:4312. [PMID: 37686588 PMCID: PMC10487051 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15174312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Revised: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) cemiplimab and pembrolizumab have revolutionized the treatment of advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC). We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of ICI in a real-world cSCC population, including patients with conditions that would exclude clinical trial participation. In this single-center, retrospective cohort study, we included all non-trial patients with advanced cSCC treated with ICI between 2017 and 2022. We evaluated investigator-assessed best overall response (BOR) and immune-related adverse events (irAEs). We correlated survival outcomes with age, performance status, immune status and irAEs. Of the 36 patients identified, the best overall response (BOR) to ICI was a partial response (PR) in 41.7%, a complete response (CR) in 27.8%, and stable disease in (SD) 13.9%. The progression-free survival (PFS) rate for 1 year was 58.1%; the median PFS was 21.3 months (95% CI 6.4-NE). The 1-year overall survival (OS) was 76.7%, and the median OS was 38.6 months (95% CI 25.4-NE). Immune-compromised patients, ECOG performance 2-3, and age ≥ 75 years were not significantly associated with PFS or OS. IrAE grades 3-4 were seen in 13.9% of patients. In our Canadian experience with real-world patients, ICI was an effective and safe treatment for advanced cSCC patients. Patients achieved great benefits with ICI regardless of age, immune status or ECOG performance status. We acknowledge the small sample size and retrospective methodology as the main limitations of our study.
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- Erica C. Koch Hein
- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9, Canada; (M.V.); (I.H.); (M.F.R.); (T.P.M.); (K.A.); (E.F.S.); (E.M.); (A.S.); (D.H.H.); (M.O.B.)
- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 8331150, Chile
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9, Canada; (M.V.); (I.H.); (M.F.R.); (T.P.M.); (K.A.); (E.F.S.); (E.M.); (A.S.); (D.H.H.); (M.O.B.)
- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9, Canada; (M.V.); (I.H.); (M.F.R.); (T.P.M.); (K.A.); (E.F.S.); (E.M.); (A.S.); (D.H.H.); (M.O.B.)
- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9, Canada; (M.V.); (I.H.); (M.F.R.); (T.P.M.); (K.A.); (E.F.S.); (E.M.); (A.S.); (D.H.H.); (M.O.B.)
- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9, Canada; (M.V.); (I.H.); (M.F.R.); (T.P.M.); (K.A.); (E.F.S.); (E.M.); (A.S.); (D.H.H.); (M.O.B.)
- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Dermatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada;
- Dermatology Service, Hôtel-Dieu-de-Lévis, Lévis, QC G6V 3Z1, Canada
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9, Canada; (M.V.); (I.H.); (M.F.R.); (T.P.M.); (K.A.); (E.F.S.); (E.M.); (A.S.); (D.H.H.); (M.O.B.)
- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9, Canada; (M.V.); (I.H.); (M.F.R.); (T.P.M.); (K.A.); (E.F.S.); (E.M.); (A.S.); (D.H.H.); (M.O.B.)
- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9, Canada; (M.V.); (I.H.); (M.F.R.); (T.P.M.); (K.A.); (E.F.S.); (E.M.); (A.S.); (D.H.H.); (M.O.B.)
- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9, Canada; (M.V.); (I.H.); (M.F.R.); (T.P.M.); (K.A.); (E.F.S.); (E.M.); (A.S.); (D.H.H.); (M.O.B.)
- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9, Canada; (M.V.); (I.H.); (M.F.R.); (T.P.M.); (K.A.); (E.F.S.); (E.M.); (A.S.); (D.H.H.); (M.O.B.)
- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9, Canada; (M.V.); (I.H.); (M.F.R.); (T.P.M.); (K.A.); (E.F.S.); (E.M.); (A.S.); (D.H.H.); (M.O.B.)
- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9, Canada; (M.V.); (I.H.); (M.F.R.); (T.P.M.); (K.A.); (E.F.S.); (E.M.); (A.S.); (D.H.H.); (M.O.B.)
- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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Benslama L. Oral and maxillofacial manifestations of human immunodefficiency virus infection. JOURNAL OF STOMATOLOGY, ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY 2022; 123:622-633. [PMID: 35618625 DOI: 10.1016/j.jormas.2022.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2022] [Revised: 05/02/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Oral manifestations occur at all stages of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Their clinical expressions and severity depend on the evolution of the infection and become critical at the stage of acquired immunodeficiency (AIDS). They are essentially infectious, tumoral, and, starting a few years ago, iatrogenic. Infections are mostly fungal (candidiasis), viral (herpes, zoster, human papillomavirus infections, etc.), and less frequently bacterial (streptococcemia). Cases of sexually transmitted diseases, particularly syphilis, are multiplying preoccupyingly. The most frequently observed tumors are Kaposi's sarcoma. Drug intolerance is common; the symptoms are mostly dermatological, but also oral (Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis) when sulfonamides and certain antiretrovirals are used. The advent of prolonged Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapies (HAARTs) has led to a decline in the incidence of most opportunistic conditions, infections and tumors (except for multiple oral warts and zoster). HAARTs also provoke adverse reactions such as lipodystrophy syndromes (signs of peripheral atrophy and central hypertrophy, associated in varying degrees with metabolic syndromes). Extended survival and the new methods for prophylaxis of opportunistic infections have gradually modified diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for oral manifestations of HIV infections.
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- L Benslama
- Department of stomatology and maxillofacial surgery, AP-HP, DHU FAST, GH Pitié- Salpêtrière- Charles Foix, Paris F-75013, France.
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Liu H, Dong Z. Cancer Etiology and Prevention Principle: "1 + X". Cancer Res 2021; 81:5377-5395. [PMID: 34470778 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-21-1862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2021] [Revised: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Cancer was previously thought to be an inevitable aspect of human health with no effective treatments. However, the results of in-depth cancer research suggest that most types of cancer may be preventable. Therefore, a comprehensive understanding of the disparities in cancer burden caused by different risk factors is essential to inform and improve cancer prevention and control. Here, we propose the cancer etiology and prevention principle "1 + X," where 1 denotes the primary risk factor for a cancer and X represents the secondary contributing risk factors for the cancer. We elaborate upon the "1 + X" principle with respect to risk factors for several different cancer types. The "1 + X" principle can be used for precise prevention of cancer by eliminating the main cause of a cancer and minimizing the contributing factors at the same time.
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- Hui Liu
- Department of Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.,China-US (Henan) Hormel Cancer Institute, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China. .,China-US (Henan) Hormel Cancer Institute, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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Individuals with inherited immunodeficiencies, autoimmune disorders, organ or bone marrow transplantation, or infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are at increased risk of infection with both low-risk and high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) types. Chronic immunosuppression provides an environment for persistent HPV infection which carries a higher risk of malignant transformation. Screening guidelines have been developed or advocated for processes that have detectable premalignant lesions, such as anal cancer or cervical cancer. For other anatomic locations, such as cutaneous, penile, and oropharyngeal, a biopsy of suspicious lesions is necessary for diagnosis. HPV cannot be cultured from clinical specimens in the laboratory, and diagnosis relies on cytologic, histologic, or molecular methods.
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Sun MT, Rajak S, Selva D, Smith H. Periocular basal cell carcinoma: a comprehensive review. EXPERT REVIEW OF OPHTHALMOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/17469899.2017.1318066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Ling T, Clayton T, Crawley J, Exton L, Goulden V, Ibbotson S, McKenna K, Mohd Mustapa M, Rhodes L, Sarkany R, Dawe R, McHenry P, Hughes J, Griffiths M, McDonagh A, Buckley D, Nasr I, Swale V, Duarte Williamson C, Levell N, Leslie T, Mallon E, Wakelin S, Hunasehally P, Cork M, Ungureanu S, Donnelly J, Towers K, Saunders C, Davis R, Brain A, Exton L, Mohd Mustapa M. British Association of Dermatologists and British Photodermatology Group guidelines for the safe and effective use of psoralen–ultraviolet A therapy 2015. Br J Dermatol 2016; 174:24-55. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.14317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/19/2015] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- T.C. Ling
- Dermatology Centre Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust Salford Manchester M6 8HD U.K
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- Dermatology Centre Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust Salford Manchester M6 8HD U.K
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- Department of Dermatology University College Hospital 235 Euston Road London NW1 2BU U.K
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- British Association of Dermatologists Willan House 4 Fitzroy Square London W1T 5HQ U.K
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- Department of Dermatology Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Leeds LS7 4SA U.K
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- Department of Dermatology Ninewells Hospital and Medical School University of Dundee Dundee DD1 9SY U.K
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- Department of Dermatology Belfast City Hospital Belfast BT9 7AB U.K
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- British Association of Dermatologists Willan House 4 Fitzroy Square London W1T 5HQ U.K
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- Dermatology Research Centre Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust Salford Manchester M6 8HD U.K
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- Department of Dermatology University College Hospital 235 Euston Road London NW1 2BU U.K
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- Department of Dermatology Ninewells Hospital and Medical School University of Dundee Dundee DD1 9SY U.K
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Specialty-related cost differences for the treatment of nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) have been previously reported but without taking into account confounding factors. Using a previously validated model for NMSC episode of care, episodes were identified in the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey claims 2005 to 2007. A γ regression with log link model estimated the effect of physician exposure on total episode costs controlling for sociodemographics, health status and comorbidities, treatment and repair procedures, as well as tumor size and location. Treatment-related NMSC episodes (1285) were identified. In the unadjusted model, episodes managed by generalists were associated with 36% lower costs, those by otolaryngologists/plastic surgeons with 82% higher costs, and those by multiple specialists with 111% higher costs, compared to dermatologists. Cost differences were substantially reduced in the adjusted regression analysis; compared to dermatologists, episodes managed by generalists were associated with 20% lower costs (P < 0.0001), whereas otolaryngologists/plastic surgeons and multiple specialists were associated with 20% (P < 0.01) and 11% (P = 0.02) higher costs, respectively. Overall, comparison between unadjusted and adjusted estimates suggests that controlling for severity and treatment modalities explains most of the specialty cost differences. Our estimates could be subject to residual confounding due to selection bias and the limitations to using claims data to characterize an NMSC episode of care. Adjusting for the severity of the disease and other confounders, our study found much smaller specialty-related cost differences for the management of NMSC than previously reported unadjusted estimates.
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Matz H. Phototherapy for psoriasis: what to choose and how to use: facts and controversies. Clin Dermatol 2010; 28:73-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2009.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Crum-Cianflone N, Hullsiek KH, Satter E, Marconi V, Weintrob A, Ganesan A, Barthel RV, Fraser S, Agan BK. Cutaneous malignancies among HIV-infected persons. ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE 2009; 169:1130-8. [PMID: 19546414 PMCID: PMC2761839 DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND As the life expectancy of persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) increases, cancers have become an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Although cutaneous cancers are the most common malignant neoplasms in the general population, little data exist among HIV-positive persons, especially regarding the impact of HIV-specific factors. METHODS We evaluated the incidence rates and factors associated with the development of cutaneous malignancies among HIV-infected persons by examining data that were prospectively collected from a large HIV study that included 4490 participants (1986-2006). Poisson regression and Cox proportional hazards models were performed. RESULTS Six percent of HIV-infected persons (n = 254) developed a cutaneous malignancy during 33 760 person-years of follow-up (mean, 7.5 years). Since the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), the incidence rates of cutaneous non-AIDS-defining cancers (NADCs), in particular basal cell carcinoma, have exceeded the rates of cutaneous AIDS-defining cancers such as Kaposi sarcoma. Factors associated with the development of cutaneous NADCs in the multivariate models included increasing age (hazard ratio [HR], 2.1; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.7-2.6) and race. Compared with the white/non-Hispanic race, African Americans (HR, 0.03; 95% CI, 0.01-0.14) and other races (HR, 0.14; 95% CI, 0.03-0.57) had a lower risk of cutaneous NADCs. There were no significant associations between cutaneous NADCs and time-updated CD4 lymphocyte counts, HIV RNA levels, or receipt of HAART. CONCLUSIONS At present, the most common cutaneous malignancies among HIV-infected persons are NADCs. Cutaneous NADCs do not appear to be significantly associated with immune function or HAART but rather are related to traditional factors such as aging and skin color.
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- Nancy Crum-Cianflone
- Tri-Service AIDS Clinical Consortium, Infectious Disease Clinical Research Program, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
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Scalvenzi M, Francia MG, Falleti J, Balato A. Basal cell carcinoma with fibroepithelioma-like histology in a healthy child: report and review of the literature. Pediatr Dermatol 2008; 25:359-63. [PMID: 18577044 DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2008.00683.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We report the case of a 13-year-old girl with a 7 mm plaque on the trunk. The mother of the patient reported that the lesion developed at the age of 3 and it was characterized by a slow growth. In 2003 a dermoscopic examination was executed and a diagnosis of dermical nevus was made. On examination at our department, a red-pinkish plaque with two small areas of ulceration was found on the anterior part of the trunk. At dermoscopic examination we observed vascular pattern with linear-irregular vessels, multiple blue-gray dots, blue-gray ovoid nests, and ulceration. A diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma was made and confirmed by histopathologic examination. The histopathologic specimen showed nests or lobules of basalioid cells associated with a surrounding loose fibromucinous stroma; two patterns were observed: adenoid-cystic and fibroepithelial. Some fibroepithelioma of Pinkus-like areas were present, where the fibrovascular stroma was very abundant with an arborizing network of long, thin cords of basaliod cells that extended downward from the epidermis and created a fenestrating pattern. The lesion was surgically excised. Basal cell carcinoma occurs rarely in children and is most often associated with an underlying condition that predisposes patients to the development of malignancy that was not present in our case.
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Kaur P, Mulvaney M, Carlson JA. Basal Cell Carcinoma Progression Correlates With Host Immune Response and Stromal Alterations: A Histologic Analysis. Am J Dermatopathol 2006; 28:293-307. [PMID: 16871032 DOI: 10.1097/00000372-200608000-00002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Neoplastic progression is characterized in part by escape from immune surveillance and formation of growth-permissive stroma. Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) can be subclassified into low- and high-risk types for local recurrence. To determine whether these types of BCC correlate with alterations in local host immune response and stroma and whether these changes follow stepwise histologic progression from low- to high-risk subtypes, we assessed the clinicopathologic features in 175 consecutive primary (nonrecurrent) BCC excision specimens. BCCs exhibited a significantly higher frequency of mixed rather than homogeneous growth patterns (76% vs. 24%, P=0.0001). Nodular (84%) was the most common pattern identified followed by superficial (77%), infiltrative (27%), morpheic (5%) and micronodular patterns (4%). Only superficial (12% of all BCC) and nodular (12%) patterns were identified in BCC with a homogeneous histologic phenotype. Micronodular and infiltrative-morpheic patterns were not identified together in mixed patterned BCCs, and these high-risk types were contiguous with nodular BCC. Superficial predominant BCC (major growth pattern) was significantly associated with trunk and extremity location (76%) and skin without solar elastosis (82%), whereas BCC harboring a nodular growth pattern component was significantly associated with a head and neck location (63%) and the presence of adjacent solar elastosis (all P< or =0.03). Significant correlations were identified for BCC subtypes with inflammatory and stromal alterations: superficial BCC with old regression and moderate to dense peritumoral lymphocytic infiltrates; high-risk types correlated with active regression; infiltrative and morpheic BCC with fibrosing tumor stroma; and micronodular BCC with loss of both host inflammatory and stromal tumor responses. Evaluating the theoretical histologic stepwise model of BCC progression (superficial-to-nodular-to-micronodular, or superficial-to-nodular-to-infiltrative-to-morpheic BCC types) revealed significant linear correlations with host response and alterations of tumor stroma (r=0.54, P=0.0001). BCC exhibit distinct epithelial-stromal-inflammatory patterns that correlate with BCC subtype and tumor progression. This ostensible pathway of diminishing host response and gain of permissive tissue environment highlights neoplastic evolution from low to high risk for local recurrence of BCC and implicates a histologic continuum reflecting dynamic host-BCC interactions.
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- Prahbjot Kaur
- Division of Dermatology, Department of Pathology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208, USA
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Infection with HIV or AIDS has a great impact on skin diseases, not only by affecting the immune system and thereby host defense against bacterial, viral, or mycotic infection, but also by changing tumor immune response and autoimmune reactivity. In the present review, emphasis will be made on infectious diseases, including sexually transmitted disease, inflammatory skin disease, and neoplasias. Knowledge of changing disease pattern with HIV/AIDS may help the clinical dermatologist and venerologist to identify dermatoses and act in the most appropriate manner to support the patient.
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- Beatriz Moritz Trope
- Department of Dermatology, Clementino Fraga Filho Hospital, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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- Y Scrivener
- Clinique Dermatologique, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, 1, place de l'Hôpital, 67091 Strasbourg Cedex.
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Allali J, D'Hermies F, Renard G. Basal Cell Carcinomas of the Eyelids. Ophthalmologica 2005; 219:57-71. [PMID: 15802929 DOI: 10.1159/000083263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2004] [Accepted: 07/22/2004] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Basal cell carcinomas (BCC) are the more frequent malignant tumors seen in France as in other western countries. They represent 20% of eyelid tumors and 90% of eyelid malignancies. Due to their local growth, problems may arise when treating BCC, and curative exeresis must be the preferred choice each time it is possible. BCC of the eyelids have a high risk of recurrence. Recurrences are more aggressive, infiltrative and destructive and have a considerably poorer rate of cure than primary tumors. Eyelid reconstructions can entail use of complex methods which should only be carried out by a trained ophthalmologist who is also able to treat any associated age-related ocular pathologies. BCC is the most common cause leading to eyelid reconstructive surgery; a surgery which has a triple objective: tumor removal, functionality and an esthetic outcome.
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- J Allali
- Department of Ophthalmology, Pr. Renard, Hôtel-Dieu Hospital, Paris, France.
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Colebunders R, Bottieau E, Van den Brande J, Colpaert C, Van Marck E. Merkel cell carcinoma and multiple basal cell carcinoma in an African albino woman with HIV infection. HIV Med 2005; 5:452-4. [PMID: 15544700 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2004.00252.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A 25-year-old HIV-infected African albino woman developed an aggressive Merkel cell carcinoma on her face and at least 10 basal cell carcinomas, mainly on sun-exposed parts of her body. HIV infection, immune deficiency and sun exposure are known risk factors for the development of Merkel cell carcinoma. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy were only temporarily successful. She died shortly after surgery was performed to remove the tumour.
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- R Colebunders
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
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Dooley TP, Reddy SP, Wilborn TW, Davis RL. Biomarkers of human cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma from tissues and cell lines identified by DNA microarrays and qRT-PCR. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2003; 306:1026-36. [PMID: 12821146 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(03)01099-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the second most common form of skin cancer in Caucasians. Here we report on the identification of biomarkers of human cutaneous SCC cell lines in vitro and tissue samples in vivo using DermArray and PharmArray DNA microarrays, consisting of ca. 7400 unique human cDNAs. Differentially expressed genes were identified in two facial skin SCC cell lines (SCC 12 and SCC 13) compared to normal keratinocytes, and three cutaneous SCC tissue samples compared to normal skin. Quantitative validations of up- and down-regulated biomarkers were performed by qRT-PCR on 23 biomarker genes for the cell lines and 20 biomarker genes for the tumor tissues. In addition, three oral SCC cell lines were also included in the qRT-PCR validations for comparison, and the biomarker profiles were highly similar between the cutaneous and the oral SCC cell lines for all 23 biomarkers examined. The expression profiles for a variety of non-cutaneous SCC types, such as head-and-neck, oral, and lung, have been previously published. This report is the first to describe biomarkers for cutaneous SCC in two contexts, in vitro and in vivo. Although there was minimal overlap between the two different contexts using DNA microarrays, five genes were found common to both the cell lines and tissues, namely fibronectin 1, annexin A5, glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase, zinc-finger protein 254, and huntingtin-associated protein interacting protein. Some of our previously published biomarkers of normal keratinocytes were down-regulated in SCC, suggestive of the dedifferentiated status of the transformed cells. While recent reports have identified some of the same genes as SCC biomarkers, for instance in head-and-neck cancer, thereby validating our approach, we have identified some novel biomarkers for cutaneous disease. These biomarker lists may be useful in molecular diagnostics of non-melanoma skin cancer, and a subset of the biomarkers might serve as suitable targets for drug discovery efforts of therapies for SCC.
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- Thomas P Dooley
- IntegriDerm Inc 2800 Milan Court, Birmingham, AL 35211-6908, USA.
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The management of HIV infection has dramatically altered the natural history of the disease. Prevention of opportunistic infections and the development of HAART regimens altered the manifestations and conditions that urologists are being asked to evaluate and manage in this patient population.
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- Grace Hyun
- The New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, 600 West 168 Street, New York, NY 10032, USA
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Reschly MJ, Messina JL, Zaulyanov LL, Cruse W, Fenske NA. Utility of sentinel lymphadenectomy in the management of patients with high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. Dermatol Surg 2003; 29:135-40. [PMID: 12562341 DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4725.2003.29035.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND High-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is an aggressive tumor with a significant rate of metastasis, especially nodal, and deaths yearly. Sentinel lymphadenectomy may be a valuable adjunct in the treatment of patients with cutaneous SCC at high risk for metastases with a clinical N0 status. OBJECTIVE To report the clinical and pathologic features in nine patients who underwent this procedure at a tertiary-care cancer center. METHODS Since 1995, a total of nine patients from the Cutaneous Oncology Program at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center received preoperative lymphoscintigraphy and sentinel lymphadenectomy for high-risk cutaneous SCC with a clinical N0 status. RESULTS Histologically positive nodes were found in 4 of 9 cases (44%). Two of the four patients with positive sentinel nodes died of metastatic disease within 2 years. All five patients with negative sentinel nodes are alive and well at a median follow-up of 8 months (mean of 13 months). Preoperative lymphoscintigraphy and sentinel lymphadenectomy were well tolerated by all patients. CONCLUSION In this small series of predominantly trunk and extremity high-risk SCCs, sentinel lymph node biopsy was technically feasible with low morbidity. Sentinel lymphadenectomy may prove to have an important role in the management of high-risk cutaneous SCC with a clinical N0 status.
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- Matthew J Reschly
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Dermatology, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, USA
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Utility of Sentinel Lymphadenectomy in the Management of Patients With High-Risk Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Dermatol Surg 2003. [DOI: 10.1097/00042728-200302000-00005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Pereira F, Carey W, Shibata H, Burnier MN, Wang B. Multiple nevoid malignant melanomas in a patient with AIDS: the role of proliferating cell nuclear antigen in the diagnosis. J Am Acad Dermatol 2002; 47:S172-4. [PMID: 12140453 DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2002.107966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The rapid growth of lesions clinically resembling compound nevi in patients with HIV/AIDS should alert physicians to the possibility of malignant melanomas. Immunohistochemistry for proliferating cell nuclear antigen can be helpful in the diagnosis of these tumors. A case of multiple primary nevoid melanomas in a patient with HIV/AIDS is reported.
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- Francisco Pereira
- Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Spano JP, Atlan D, Breau JL, Farge D. AIDS and non-AIDS-related malignancies: a new vexing challenge in HIV-positive patients. Part II. Cervical and anal squamous epithelial lesions, lung cancer, testicular germ cell cancers, and skin cancers. Eur J Intern Med 2002; 13:227-232. [PMID: 12067817 DOI: 10.1016/s0953-6205(02)00063-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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As the AIDS epidemic progresses, more and more HIV-infected patients will develop malignancies. The natural history of a malignancy may change dramatically in the presence of HIV infection. Among the AIDS and non-AIDS malignancies, the most frequently reported solid tumors are cervical and anal cancer, testicular germ cell tumors, lung cancer, and skin cancer. Regardless of epidemiology and outcome, the natural history of the majority of non-AIDS-defining tumors changes in the setting of HIV infection. Physicians who treat patients with AIDS and non-AIDS-related cancers need to become familiar with antiretroviral agents, drug-drug interactions, and the prophylaxis and management of opportunistic infections.
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- Jean Philippe Spano
- Department of Oncology, Hospital Avicenne, 125 Route de Stalingrad, 93 009 Cedex, Bobigny, France
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Carlson JA, Combates NJ, Stenn KS, Prouty SM. Anaplastic neoplasms arising from basal cellcarcinoma xenotransplants into SCID-beige mice. J Cutan Pathol 2002; 29:268-78. [PMID: 12100626 DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0560.2002.290502.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND An animal model for the study of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is required to better understand its biology. Several attempts to grow BCC in immuno-incompetent animals have been only modestly successful. METHODS To test the ability of BCC to grow in a mouse with complete and severe immuno-incompetence, 14 individual BCC were transplanted into the subcutaneous tissue of 18 SCID-beige mice (T, B and natural killer cell deficient). Light microscopy and immunophenotypic analyses were performed on primary BCC and first and seventh passage tumors. RESULTS Transplantation of three BCC yielded rapidly growing anaplastic tumors for a tumor take of 18% (3/18). SCID-beige mice without tumor growth had mostly scars or epidermoid cysts at the transplant sites. The three patients whose BCC gave rise to the anaplastic tumors were significantly older than those without tumor growth (87 vs. 64, p = 0.001), but they did not differ with respect to BCC type or general health. These three anaplastic tumors were histologically and immunophenotypically similar, being composed of dyscohesive, pleomorphic cells that expressed vimentin and smooth muscle actin. In the first passage mice these tumors were locally invasive, tumor-forming nodules associated with an expansion of donor inflammatory cells (T and B lymphocytes and plasma cells), rare remnants of BCC epithelium and epidermoid cysts. By the seventh passage, the tumors were homogenous and metastasized widely throughout the mice. Changing transplantation location to the dermis to wound environment or supplementing the tumor with BCC-derived fibroblasts did not alter the phenotype or growth rate in SCID-beige mice. Anaplastic tumors also grew easily in SCID mice (T and B cell deficient). However, transplantation of the anaplastic tumors into normal mice (CB-17) or less severely immunodeficient mice (NCr and Balb/c: T and natural killer cell deficient) did not allow for growth. Furthermore, tumor growth could not be maintained in vitro. CONCLUSION Empirically, these data suggest that BCC has the potential to become an aggressive metastatic neoplasm, given the right immune and stromal environment. Moreover, a functional B lymphocyte system appears to prevent this growth. As human lymphocytes also engraft in SCID-beige mice, the original host immune response could be responsible for the lack of tumor growth in the majority of xenografts. Furthermore, the anaplastic and metastatic phenotype of these BCC derived neoplasms may be the experimental equivalent of metastatic BCC and BCC associated with carcinosarcoma.
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- J Andrew Carlson
- Division of Dermatopathology, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, USA
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- Hagit Matz
- Dermatology Unit, Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot, Israel.
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Lee LK, Dinneen MD, Ahmad S. The urologist and the patient infected with human immunodeficiency virus or with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. BJU Int 2001; 88:500-10. [PMID: 11678742 DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.2001.02376.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- L K Lee
- Department of Urology, Royal Bolton Hospitals, Lancashire, UK.
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Merkel cell carcinoma has been found to have an increased incidence among immunosuppressed patients, specifically organ transplant recipients receiving immunosuppressive therapy. HIV similarly depresses the immune response of infected persons. We report a case of Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) in an HIV-infected patient who died from liver metastases 2 years after his tumor was diagnosed. The purpose of this report is to describe the possible relationship between HIV and MCC and to emphasize the importance of early diagnosis and aggressive management of MCC.
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- K P An
- Department of Dermatology, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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Vaccher E, Spina M, Tirelli U. Clinical aspects and management of Hodgkin's disease and other tumours in HIV-infected individuals. Eur J Cancer 2001; 37:1306-15. [PMID: 11423262 DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(01)00122-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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As the AIDS epidemic advances, the spectrum of malignancies encountered is expanding. Several non-AIDS defining cancers, i.e. Hodgkin's disease (HD), anal and testicular cancer, are increasing in incidence in HIV-infected patients. The widespread use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in industrialised countries has resulted in substantial improvement in the survival of HIV-infected patients. It is likely that in the future, cancers associated with long-term mild immune suppression will occur at an increased rate in long-term survivors of HIV infection. The natural history of the majority of non-AIDS defining tumours differs from that of the general population. Unusual aspects of tumour localisation, growth behaviour and therapeutical responses distinguish tumours in patients with HIV infection from those without. This paper reviews the most relevant data on the epidemiology, pathology, clinical features and treatment of the most frequently reported non-AIDS defining tumours, i.e. HD, lung, testicular and skin cancers.
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- E Vaccher
- Division of Medical Oncology A, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, IRCCS, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Via Pedemontana Occ. 12, 33081 (PN), Aviano, Italy.
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- M A Horn
- Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University, 303 E. Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- P Trubowitz
- San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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Solomon RK, Lundeen SJ, Hamlar DD, Pambuccian SE. Fine-needle aspiration diagnosis of unusual cutaneous neoplasms of the scalp in HIV-infected patients: a report of two cases and review of the literature. Diagn Cytopathol 2001; 24:186-92. [PMID: 11241902 DOI: 10.1002/1097-0339(200103)24:3<186::aid-dc1038>3.0.co;2-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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We report on two unusual, non-AIDS-defining scalp neoplasms, Merkel-cell carcinoma (MCC) and malignant melanoma, in 2 men with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). In the first patient, metastatic MCC was initially diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration (FNA) of a posterior cervical lymph node, based on the cytomorphology and the characteristic immunohistochemical and ultrastructural features. No skin lesion was initially apparent, but a 0.3-mm scalp primary was found during the ensuing neck dissection. In the second patient, recurrent and metastatic malignant melanoma from a Breslow 1.3-mm scalp primary was diagnosed by FNA. Both patients developed generalized disease in a relatively short time, despite their small primaries. These cases illustrate the occurrence of Merkel-cell carcinoma and melanoma in AIDS patients, and stress the need to consider these unusual cutaneous neoplasms when evaluating lymph node FNA samples from HIV-positive patients, especially since both may present as metastases from clinically occult primaries.
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- R K Solomon
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Fairview University Medical Center, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis 55455, USA
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PURPOSE We reviewed 117 cases of anorectal melanoma to better define epidemiologic and survival characteristics of this rare neoplasm. METHODS The National Cancer Institute Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database covering the period 1973 through 1992 was used. This represents 9.5 percent of the United States population. Melanoma arising in the anorectum was identified using International Classification of Diseases for Oncology codes. Two-tailed Student's t-test, chi-squared, and Wilcoxon's tests were used for comparisons of means, proportions, and actuarial survival rates, respectively. RESULTS One hundred seventeen cases of anorectal melanoma were identified, representing 0.048 percent of all colorectal malignancies in the database. The male-to-female ratio was 1:1.72. The mean age was 66 +/- 16 years. Mean age by gender, however, was lower for males (57 years) then for females (71 years; P < 0.001). The age difference represents an increased incidence of anorectal melanoma in males younger than the age of 45 years. Furthermore, the incidence of anorectal melanoma in young males ages between 25 to 44 years tripled in the San Francisco area when compared with all other locations (14.4 vs. 4.8 per 10 million population; P = 0.06). Males have a survival advantage over females (62.8 percent vs. 51.4 percent 1-year and 40.6 percent vs. 27.7 percent 2-year; P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS The overall incidence of anorectal melanoma continues to rise and survival rates remain poor. A new trend toward bimodal age distribution was observed. There is indirect evidence that implicates human immunodeficiency virus infection as a risk factor. Survival rate is better in young patients aged 25 to 44 years.
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- B Cagir
- Department of Surgery, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA
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Although it is not proven by causative association, several studies indicate that patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) have a high risk for developing cutaneous malignancies, especially lymphoma and Kaposi's sarcoma. Other malignant cutaneous lesions seen in this patient population include basal-cell carcinoma, squamous-cell cancer, Bowen's disease, and rarely, malignant melanoma. We review the clinical course of a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected man with a superficial spreading melanoma of the scapula treated with wide local excision. Ten years later, he was diagnosed as having metastatic and widespread disease. By placing our patient's experience in context with other case reports, we sought to determine whether malignant melanoma in the HIV-infected population presents atypically or has a more aggressive natural history. The appearance of malignant melanoma in homosexual men may be coincidental or reflective of the expanding spectrum of HIV-associated diseases. Of the 22 patients reported to have malignant melanoma and HIV, approximately one-third had metastatic disease at the time of initial examination, and those with a decreased CD4+ cell count were most likely to have systemic symptoms. Melanomas among patients with HIV infection were often atypical in appearance, being multiple or metastatic, as is the case in other well-defined immunosuppressed groups. Further epidemiological and clinical studies are required to determine whether melanoma occurs more frequently or is more likely to metastasize in persons with HIV disease. Laboratory investigators must also concentrate on those factors in the setting of HIV disease that may contribute to melanocyte activation. Our patient's fulminant clinical course should alert clinicians to carefully evaluate patients with HIV infection and unusual pigmented cutaneous lesions, or who have a prior history of malignant melanoma.
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- D M Aboulafia
- Section of Hematology/Oncology, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
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As the AIDS epidemic advances, the spectrum of malignancies encountered is expanding. Several non-AIDS-defining cancers are seen in increased incidence in HIV-infected patients. These include basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the anus, Hodgkin's disease, seminoma, and pediatric leiomyosarcoma. There appears to be an emerging role for various concurrent viral infections in the HIV-infected host that are likely implicated in the pathogenesis of AIDS-related neoplasms. It will be important to track the epidemiologic and biologic features of non-AIDS cancers in HIV-infected patients. It is likely that further clues about malignant transformation and oncogenesis unraveled in this setting will have broader clinical implications.
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- S C Remick
- Department of Medicine, Ireland Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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