title: A case of malignant melanoma: disease progression correlated with serum levels of 5-S-Cysteinyldopa (5-S-CD) and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1).
abstract: A 36-year-old Japanese female, in whom malignant melanoma was detected from symptoms of brain metastasis, died 7 months later. The serum levels of 5-S-Cysteinyldopa (5-S-CD) and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) correlated with the disease progression. These values may be useful markers of disease progression for malignant melanoma, because the material is easily, frequently, and non-invasively obtained at regular intervals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kageshita
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishihara
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ono
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D003548:Cysteinyldopa / Q000097:blood*; D018450:Disease Progression; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000097:blood*; D008545:Melanoma / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1; D003548:Cysteinyldopa