Department of Dermatology, Epithelial Pipeline of the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.
J Surg Oncol. 2011 May 1;103(6):555-7. doi: 10.1002/jso.21807.
While many solid tumors have been reported to contain stem cell-like cells termed cancer stem cells, the case for a melanoma stem cell has been debated over the last few years. Herein, we summarize current knowledge of melanoma-initiating cells and provide an update on recently gained knowledge regarding cancer stem cells and melanoma.
虽然已有许多实体肿瘤被报道含有被称为癌症干细胞的类似干细胞的细胞，但近年来对于黑素瘤干细胞是否存在一直存在争议。本文总结了目前关于黑素瘤起始细胞的知识，并更新了关于癌症干细胞和黑素瘤的最新知识。
