The role of endogenous pigmentation parameters in treatment and rehabilitation of patients with superficial spreading melanoma
- Authors: Borisov A.V.1, Borisenko M.B.2, Chernov I.A.1, Avdalyan A.M.3, Ronzin A.V.3, Nichiporov A.I.3, Luginina E.V.4, Kirillov Y.A.1,2,3
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Affiliations:
- Tyumen State Medical University
- Russian Scientific Center of Surgery named after academician B.V. Petrovsky
- Moscow Multidisciplinary Clinical Center «Kommunarka»
- Federal Research and Clinical Center of Intensive Care Medicine and Rehabilitology
- Issue: Vol 7, No 4 (2025)
- Pages: 255-263
- Section: ORIGINAL STUDY ARTICLE
- URL: https://medbiosci.ru/2658-6843/article/view/363660
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.36425/rehab695797
- EDN: https://elibrary.ru/DXUUDN
- ID: 363660
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BACKGROUND: With rare exceptions, the initiation and development of cutaneous melanoma is associated with endogenous pigmentation processes within its morphological substrate. It is a pressing task to identify and statistically confirm the predictors of various chromoproteins (endogenous pigments) in samples of superficial spreading cutaneous melanoma. This information is crucial for developing comprehensive, personalized treatment and rehabilitation plans for patients with melanoma of skin or other locations.
AIM: This study aimed to evaluate the role of multiplex analysis parameters of endogenous pigmentation components in the morphological substrate of superficial spreading melanomas in order to assess the feasibility of using these parameters to develop a rehabilitation program.
METHODS: This was a comparative study of the histopathology, ultrastructure, and spectroscopy of 128 samples of superficial spreading melanoma that were excised during definitive surgery. Two comparison groups were formed, one with a predominance of radial (horizontal) tumor growth (n=83) and one with a predominance of vertical tumor growth (n=45). The control group (n=10) included patients who had no signs of skin conditions in their medical history or at the time of death (cadaver material).
RESULTS: The malignant transformation of a tumor, as evidenced by its transition from a radial to a vertical growth phase, was associated with decreased initial fluorescence and lower detection rates of endogenous pigment components in the second group of cases. Binary logistic regression revealed statistical correlations between tumor growth phases and endogenous pigment components, and demonstrated the high statistical significance of correlations identified for tyrosine (p=0.01554), tryptophan (p=0.00769), and phenylalanine (p=0.01753).
CONCLUSION: Combined histopathological and spectroscopic testing followed by multiplex analysis revealed a significant number of statistically confirmed endogenous pigmentation components in samples of superficial spreading melanoma. Predictors of melanin and lipopigments provide valuable diagnostic and predictive information regarding the invasive potential of melanomas for modification of diagnostic and rehabilitative paradigms for these tumors skin and other locations.
About the authors
Alexey V. Borisov
Tyumen State Medical University
Email: doca.77@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6161-7456
MD, Cand. Sci. (Medicine)
Russian Federation, TyumenMarina B. Borisenko
Russian Scientific Center of Surgery named after academician B.V. Petrovsky
Author for correspondence.
Email: marina-borisenko-2000@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2684-2017
SPIN-code: 6188-1236
Russian Federation, Moscow
Igor A. Chernov
Tyumen State Medical University
Email: chern_igor@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6475-5731
SPIN-code: 4674-8531
MD, Cand. Sci. (Medicine), Assistant Professor
Russian Federation, TyumenAshot M. Avdalyan
Moscow Multidisciplinary Clinical Center «Kommunarka»
Email: ashot_avdalyan@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2229-1713
SPIN-code: 9890-8817
MD, Dr. Sci. (Medicine), Professor
Russian Federation, MoscowAndrey V. Ronzin
Moscow Multidisciplinary Clinical Center «Kommunarka»
Email: Ronzin1977@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0005-5723-6983
MD, Cand. Sci. (Medicine)
Russian Federation, MoscowAndrey I. Nichiporov
Moscow Multidisciplinary Clinical Center «Kommunarka»
Email: andrei.ni4iporov@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0006-6895-5278
SPIN-code: 6774-0532
Russian Federation, Moscow
Elena V. Luginina
Federal Research and Clinical Center of Intensive Care Medicine and Rehabilitology
Email: lugininaev@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5580-1935
SPIN-code: 9881-8100
MD, Cand. Sci. (Medicine)
Russian Federation, MoscowYuri A. Kirillov
Tyumen State Medical University; Russian Scientific Center of Surgery named after academician B.V. Petrovsky; Moscow Multidisciplinary Clinical Center «Kommunarka»
Email: youri_kirillov@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3555-0902
SPIN-code: 6514-5577
MD, Dr. Sci. (Medicine), Professor
Russian Federation, Tyumen; Moscow; MoscowReferences
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