PMID- 26589514 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20161012 LR - 20181113 IS - 1432-1173 (Electronic) IS - 0017-8470 (Linking) VI - 67 IP - 1 DP - 2016 Jan TI - [Molecular diagnosis of melanocytic tumors]. PG - 59-63 LID - 10.1007/s00105-015-3724-8 [doi] AB - Melanoma therapy has undergone a paradigm shift. Classic chemotherapies with poor treatment responses have been replaced by modern immune checkpoint blockades and targeted therapies with excellent responses. The latter require precise diagnosis of mutations in the melanoma genome as molecular targets for the small molecules. The diagnosis of melanomas has also been supplemented by molecular techniques. Differential diagnosis of melanoma and melanoma simulators such as atypical Spitz nevi can be supported by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and comparative genomic hybridization (CGH). Here we review the indications and methods for molecular diagnosis of melanocytic tumors. FAU - Bauer, J AU - Bauer J AD - Universitats-Hautklinik, Liebermeisterstr. 25, 72076, Tubingen, Deutschland. juergen.bauer@med.uni-tuebingen.de. LA - ger PT - Journal Article PT - Review TT - Molekulare Diagnostik bei melanozytaren Tumoren. PL - Germany TA - Hautarzt JT - Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift fur Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete JID - 0372755 RN - 0 (Biomarkers, Tumor) RN - 0 (Neoplasm Proteins) SB - IM MH - Biomarkers, Tumor/genetics MH - Evidence-Based Medicine MH - Genetic Predisposition to Disease/genetics MH - High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing/*methods MH - Humans MH - Melanoma/*diagnosis/*genetics MH - Molecular Diagnostic Techniques/*methods MH - Neoplasm Proteins/genetics MH - Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide/genetics MH - Skin Neoplasms/*diagnosis/*genetics OTO - NOTNLM OT - Comparative genomic hybridization OT - DNA mutational analysis OT - Melanoma OT - Molecular targeted therapy OT - Spitz nevus EDAT- 2015/11/22 06:00 MHDA- 2016/10/13 06:00 CRDT- 2015/11/22 06:00 PHST- 2015/11/22 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/11/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/10/13 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1007/s00105-015-3724-8 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s00105-015-3724-8 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Hautarzt. 2016 Jan;67(1):59-63. doi: 10.1007/s00105-015-3724-8.