Ultraviolet B exposure could influence the interpretation of serum S100? levels in patients with malignant melanoma

Vitzthum, J.; Dörr, Harald; Meineke, V.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2133.2006.07737.x

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“…Even up to 25% of the healthy normal population shows an increased S100B serum level. Vizthum et al (24) explain this phenomenon with an increase of the S100B serum levels after exposition to ultraviolet B irradiation.…”

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18FDG-PET to assess recurrence and long term survival in patients with malignant melanoma

Wieder¹,

Tekin²,

Rosenbaum-Krumme³

et al. 2013

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18FDG-PET to assess recurrence and long term survival in patients with malignant melanoma

Wieder¹,

Tekin²,

Rosenbaum-Krumme³

et al. 2013

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“…Significantly higher serum levels can be found in patients with liver cirrhosis or renal failure [15]. Interestingly 25% of healthy individuals can also have an increased S100B level, the fact that could be explained by an increased serum S100B level measured after UVB exposure of some individuals [17]. …”

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Role of serum S100B and PET-CT in follow-up of patients with cutaneous melanoma

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BackgroundIncreased level of serum S100B can serve as a marker of metastatic spread in patients with cutaneous melanoma (CM). In patients with elevated S100 B and/or clinical signs of disease progression PET-CT scan is a valuable tool for discovering metastases and planning treatment.The aims of this study were to determine whether regular measurements of serum S100B are a useful tool for discovering patients with CM metastases and to evaluate the diagnostic value of PET-CT during the follow-up.MethodsFrom September 2007 to February 2010, 115 CM patients included in regular follow up at the Institute of Oncology Ljubljana were appointed to PET-CT. There were 82 (71.3%) patients with clinical signs of disease progression and 33 (28.7%) asymptomatic patients with two subsequent elevated values of S100B. Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value (PPV, NPV) of S100B and PET-CT were calculated using standard procedures.ResultsDisease progression was confirmed in 81.7% of patients (in 86.5% of patients with clinical signs of disease progression and in 69.7% of asymptomatic patients with elevated S100B). Sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV of S100B was 33.8%, 90.9%, 96.0% and 17.5% in patients with clinical signs of disease progression. In 20.0% of patients increased serum S100B was the only sign of disease progression. Sensitivity and PPV of S100 in this group of patients were 100.0% and 69.7%.With PET-CT disease progression was diagnosed in 84.2% of symptomatic patients and in 72.7% of asymptomatic patients with elevated S100B. The sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV of PET-CT for symptomatic patients was 98.5%, 90.9%, 98.5% and 90.9% and 100%, 90.0%, 95.8% and 100% for asymptomatic patients with elevated S100.ConclusionsMeasurements of serum S100B during regular follow-up of patients with CM are a useful tool for discovering disease progression in asymptomatic patients. The value of its use increases if measurements are followed by extended whole body PET-CT.

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“…Melanoma is an aggressive malignancy, which kills a disproportionately large number of young people, and it is not surprising that significant and sustained efforts have been directed towards the improvement of its prevention, diagnosis and treatment 1–49 . The understanding of the development and regression of benign melanocytic proliferations such as naevi is important and may help to understand the pathogenesis of melanoma 50–59 .…”

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Report from the 67th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology

Alexandroff

Graham‐Brown

2009

British Journal of Dermatology

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The 67th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology took place in San Francisco on 6-10 March 2009. The flavour of this busy but well-organized convention was a mixture of practical, hands-on teaching sessions, led and delivered by experts, with breakthrough cutting-edge scientific sessions. Aesthetic dermatology comprised a significant part of the meeting. It is impossible to encompass all the important presentations made at the meeting and satellite symposiums, but we highlight here a few medical pearls on dermoscopy, melanoma and oncology, inflammatory dermatoses and community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Our report is not intended as a substitute for reading the conference proceedings, educational session handouts, online updates and related references quoted in this article.

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Ultraviolet B exposure could influence the interpretation of serum S100? levels in patients with malignant melanoma

Cited by 5 publications

References 8 publications

18FDG-PET to assess recurrence and long term survival in patients with malignant melanoma

18FDG-PET to assess recurrence and long term survival in patients with malignant melanoma

Role of serum S100B and PET-CT in follow-up of patients with cutaneous melanoma

Report from the 67th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology

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