<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">

<p>This article provides a historical overview of melanoma, involving the knowledge of this neoplasm from antiquity to the present. Selected people who made key descriptions of the disease, its symptoms, and treatment methods were listed. The classification of melanoma, which is used in therapeutic management nowadays, is briefly discussed. Additionally, we describe circulating tumour cells and the selected diagnostic methods associated with their detection and characteristics. The aim of this article is to present a historical outline of melanoma, as well as its classification and the development of laboratory methods of its diagnosis. In addition, we have also provided a comparison of historical and current knowledge of this malignancy.</p>
</abstract>

This article provides a historical overview of melanoma, involving the knowledge of this neoplasm from antiquity to the present. Selected people who made key descriptions of the disease, its symptoms, and treatment methods were listed. The classification of melanoma, which is used in therapeutic management nowadays, is briefly discussed. Additionally, we describe circulating tumour cells and the selected diagnostic methods associated with their detection and characteristics. The aim of this article is to present a historical outline of melanoma, as well as its classification and the development of laboratory methods of its diagnosis. In addition, we have also provided a comparison of historical and current knowledge of this malignancy.

The history of melanoma diagnostics

Medical Journal of Cell Biology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

{"article-title":"The history of melanoma diagnostics"}

This article provides a historical overview of melanoma, involving the knowledge of this neoplasm from antiquity to the present. Selected people who made key...

The history of melanoma diagnostics

Published Online: Sep 27, 2021

Page range: 132 - 137

Received: Jul 21, 2021

Accepted: Sep 03, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acb-2021-0018

Keywords
melanoma, diagnostics, history, classification, circulating tumor cells

© 2021 Paula Kamińska et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

The history of melanoma diagnostics

Published Online: Sep 27, 2021

Page range: 132 - 137

Received: Jul 21, 2021

Accepted: Sep 03, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acb-2021-0018

Keywordsmelanoma, diagnostics, history, classification, circulating tumor cells

© 2021 Paula Kamińska et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
melanoma, diagnostics, history, classification, circulating tumor cells