Papers by Annie Sandhya Kurian
International Surgery Journal, 2019
Background: Melanocytes are cells of neural crest origin that migrate principally to basement mem... more Background: Melanocytes are cells of neural crest origin that migrate principally to basement membrane of skin at dermo-epidermal junction. These cells when exposed to carcinogens result in malignant melanoma. Melanoma accounts for only 4% to 5% of all skin cancers but causes majority of deaths from skin cancers. Several factors affect its prognosis. Most reports agree that tumour thickness is the most important factor, but several others also interact.Methods: From the department of Medical College, Kottayam the cancer of patient who had histopathologically proven malignant melanoma during 2008-2012 were obtained from this HPR, details of the lesion such as Breslows thickness, level of invasion, presence of ulceration, mitoses, lymphocytic infiltration, tumor vascularity etc. were recorded. The case records of the some patients were then obtained from the record library, from which the clinical details of the lesions and follow up were recorded. These patients were followed till 20...
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Papers by Annie Sandhya Kurian