The Influence of Pregnancy on the Recurrence of Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma in Women | Zendy

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The Influence of Pregnancy on the Recurrence of Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma in Women

Author(s) -

Monique Albersen,

V. I. Westerling,

Paul A.M. van Leeuwen

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

dermatology research and practice

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456

H-Index - 29

eISSN - 1687-6113

pISSN - 1687-6105

DOI - 10.1155/2010/214745

Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , critical appraisal , melanoma , inclusion and exclusion criteria , stage (stratigraphy) , population , medline , obstetrics , significant difference , disease , gynecology , pathology , alternative medicine , paleontology , genetics , environmental health , cancer research , political science , law , biology

Objective. The aim of this study was to determine whether pregnancy increases the recurrence risk of cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) in women with a history of stage I CMM. Methods. The electronic medical databases of Medline and Embase were explored. All 1084 obtained articles were screened on title and abstract using predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria. A critical appraisal of relevance and validity was conducted on the remaining full text available articles. Results. Two studies were selected. Both studies revealed no significant difference in disease-free survival between women with stage I CMM and the control population. Conclusion. Pregnancy does not increase the recurrence risk of CMM in women with a history of stage I CMM.

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