Trauma and foreign bodies may favour the onset of melanoma metastases.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- De Giorgi, V.; Maida, P.; Salvati, L.; Scarfì, F.; Trane, L.; Gori, A.; Silvestri, F.; Venturi, F.; Covarelli, P.
- Source
- Clinical & Experimental Dermatology. Jul2020, Vol. 45 Issue 5, p619-621. 3p. 1 Color Photograph.
- Subject
- *METASTASIS
*MELANOMA
*CELL adhesion molecules
*FOREIGN body reaction
- Language
- ISSN
- 0307-6938
Metastasis is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with cancer. Tissue trauma and any ensuing chronic inflammation could facilitate metastasis through two distinct but not mutually exclusive pathways. [Extracted from the article]