Epidermal growth factor is increased in conjunctival malignant melanoma

V Kakkassery, C Wirtz, M Schargus, S Grisanti, A Tura… - in vivo, 2021 - iv.iiarjournals.org
Background/Aim: Conjunctival malignant melanoma (CMM) is a rare, but very aggressive
tumor with a high metastasis rate. Not much is known about the CMM metastasis …

[HTML][HTML] Expression of epidermal growth factor receptor: risk factor in uveal melanoma

HMH Hurks, JAW Metzelaar-Blok… - … & visual science, 2000 - iovs.arvojournals.org
purpose. To investigate the prognostic significance of the expression of epidermal growth
factor receptor (EGFR) in uveal melanoma. EGFR is a transmembrane glycoprotein, and its …

Expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2, MMP-9, and tissue inhibitor of MMP (TIMP)-1 in conjunctival melanomas and clinical implications

HK Kim, SW Chae, KI Woo, YD Kim - Japanese journal of ophthalmology, 2010 - Springer
Purpose To investigate the expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2, MMP-9, and
tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase (TIMP)-1 in conjunctival melanomas and their …

Overexpression of epidermal growth factor receptor restricted to macrophages in uveal melanoma

AGM Scholes, S Hagan, P Hiscott… - Archives of …, 2001 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To determine whether expression of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)
is of prognostic value in uveal melanoma. Methods Thirty consecutive patients treated for …

[HTML][HTML] CD147 and matrix-metalloproteinase-2 expression in metastatic and non-metastatic uveal melanomas

J Lüke, V Vukoja, T Brandenbusch, K Nassar… - BMC …, 2016 - Springer
Background Extracellular matrix remodelling regulated by matrix-metalloproteinase (MMP)
inducer (CD147) is a crucial process during tumor cell invasion and regulation of blood …

[HTML][HTML] Epidermal growth factor facilitates melanoma lymph node metastasis by influencing tumor lymphangiogenesis

A Bracher, AS Cardona, S Tauber, AM Fink… - Journal of Investigative …, 2013 - Elsevier
Alterations in epidermal growth factor (EGF) expression are known to be of prognostic
relevance in human melanoma, but EGF-mediated effects on melanoma have not been …

Expression of cell adhesion molecules and tumour infiltrating leucocytes in conjunctival melanoma

G Anastassiou, M Esser, E Bader, KP Steuhl… - Melanoma …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Aim Very little is known about the immunology of conjunctival melanoma. We investigated
the expression of cell adhesion molecules and the grade of tumour infiltration with …

Expression of epidermal growth factor receptor, ezrin, hepatocyte growth factor, and c-Met in uveal melanoma: an immunohistochemical study

K Mallikarjuna, V Pushparaj, J Biswas… - Current eye …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
The immunoreactivity of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) ezrin, hepatocyte growth
factor receptor (HGF), and c-Met was studied in 60 uveal melanomas and was correlated …

[PDF][PDF] Anatomoclinical aspects of conjunctival malignant metastatic melanoma

CF Costea, K Anghel, G Dimitriu… - Rom J Morphol …, 2014 - academia.edu
Conjunctival malignant melanoma is a rare tumor with a high risk of local recurrence, lymph
node and systemic metastases. The aim of this study was to correlate tumor thickness, tumor …

High‐risk histopathologic features in local advanced conjunctival melanoma

T Zhu, C Zong, Y Li, S Jia, H Shi, H Tian… - Acta …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To identify high‐risk histopathologic and molecular features of local recurrence,
nodal metastasis, distant metastasis (DM) and disease‐specific death (DSD) in conjunctival …