Toshiaki Saida

TL;DR: The virtual Consensus Net Meeting on Dermoscopy represents a valid tool for better standardization of the dermoscopic terminology and, moreover, opens up a new territory for diagnosing and managing pigmented skin lesions.

TL;DR: The new consensus provides a revised framework of standardized terms to enhance the consistent use of dermoscopic terminology and proposes a dictionary of standardized Terms taking account of metaphoric and descriptive terms.

TL;DR: The nationwide survey of Japanese patients with malignant skin tumors from 1987 to 2001 showed that the most prevalent skin tumor was basal cell carcinoma, which increased year by year, followed by squamous cell carcinomas, and then by malignant melanoma.

TL;DR: It is suggested that Nox4-generated ROS are required for transformation phenotype of melanoma cells and contribute to melanoma growth through regulation of G(2)-M cell cycle progression.

TL;DR: The prognosis of advanced melanoma is poor, as it is highly resistant to chemotherapy, and early detection is mandatory, and this is possible because this neoplasm appears as a distinctive pigmented lesion on the skin.