Malignant melanoma occurring within a previously irradiated area
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Implantation and Evaluation of Melanoma in the Murine Choroid via Optical Coherence Tomography
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Clinical Oncology (Royal College of Radiologists (Great Britain))
|February 9, 2000
Abstract:
The commonest radiation-induced neoplasms are sarcomas. Ionizing radiation is not usually associated with the development of malignant melanoma. We report two patients with malignant melanoma occurring within a previously irradiated area. There is evidence to support radiation in the pathogenesis of melanoma but the family histories, especially in one patient, suggest that genetic mutations may also have played a role, particularly in relation to the short latent period.
