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SUBMITTER: Schulman JM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4761273 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Schulman Joshua M JM Pauli Mariela L ML Neuhaus Isaac M IM Sanchez Rodriguez Roberto R Taravati Keyon K Shin Uk Sok US McCalmont Timothy H TH Rosenblum Michael D MD
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 20160109 3
<h4>Background</h4>Metastases to the skin are found with increased frequency at certain sites, such as the scalp, but the biological factors that influence this distribution are not understood.<h4>Objective</h4>We aimed to compare the proportional frequency of metastases at various cutaneous locations with the immunologic microenvironments at those sites.<h4>Methods</h4>We retrospectively identified all biopsy specimens of cutaneous metastases diagnosed at our institution from 1991 to 2014 (n = ...[more]