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Meeting abstracts

AAD 2026

American Academy of Dermatology · Denver, 27–31 March 2026

1,877 abstracts, published in JAAD on 6 July 2026. Their text is on the JAAD website.

  1. 70853

    Understanding Risk and Building Confidence for Dysplastic Nevi Treatment

    Roland-McGowan J, Ose O, … senior author Yu W

  2. 71299

    The Intersection of Neurodegeneration and Cancer: Evidence of a Bidirectional Inverse Link Between Frontotemporal Dementia and Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer

    Kanwar R, Nambudiri VE

  3. 71681

    3D Total Body Photography for Melanoma Screening: a Systematic Review of Clinical Implementation and Cost-Effectiveness

    Burla MM, Mendes BX, … senior author Tung J

  4. 71810

    Clinical, dermoscopic and histopathologic features of organized melanomas: a single-center retrospective study

    Peirano F, Torres-Betato F, … senior author Yélamos O

  5. 71858

    Analysis of the Educational Content and Skin of Color Representation of Melanoma-Related Posts on TikTok

    Jaguan D, Siddiqui Z, … senior author Choi JN

  6. 71999

    The California Melanoma Mosaic: Uncovering County-Level Divergence Over Two Decades

    Henke J, Maan S, Blalock T

  7. 72058

    Clinical Characterization of POT1-Associated Melanoma: A Large Single-Center Cohort Analysis

    Chua Y, Accardo ML, … senior author Else T

  8. 72148

    Evaluating AI Chatbots in Addressing the Unmet Survivorship Needs of Adolescents and Young Adults With Melanoma

    Jafarnia J, Haff P, … senior author Nelson K

  9. 72154

    Coordinated Upregulation of 1p13.2 Genes in NRAS-Mutant Cutaneous Melanoma

    Bilik S, Burke O, Elman S

  10. 72224

    Improving Melanoma Detection and Management in Utah Veterans: A Collaborative Educational Approach

    Ries A, Timm J, … senior author Zone S

  11. 72326

    Maui Males Show Increased Risk of Head and Neck Melanoma in Hawai’i, While Native Hawaiian Melanoma Patients May Have Longer Length of Stay

    Zimmerman H, Xie K, … senior author Martiniano R

  12. 72333

    Protein Kinase C fusions - Rare but Targetable Initiating Mutations in Melanoma

    Moon Y, Escobar AJ, Yeh I

  13. 72573

    Institutional Experience with the Square Procedure for Nail Unit Melanoma: A 10-year Retrospective Analysis

    Olsen E, McRae C, … senior author Huang C

  14. 72644

    Performance of Gene Expression Profiling versus nomograms in predicting sentinel lymph node positivity and melanoma recurrence, a single institution retrospective cohort study

    El Jbeily R, Zhao R, … senior author Matthews NH

  15. 72861

    The Value of Multidisciplinary Melanoma Care: Detection of Additional Primary Skin Cancers

    Howard MK, Venna S

  16. 72903

    Retrospective chart review of adverse events after treatment of non-melanoma skin cancer with image-guided superficial radiation therapy

    Hall M, Lim H, … senior author Carletti M

  17. 72934

    Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in T1b Melanomas: A SEER study of survival and predictors of positivity

    McGeough O, Hu B, … senior author Lewin J

  18. 72971

    Melanoma bone metastasis: A TriNetX database population-based analysis

    Gratz B, Birhiray D, … senior author Tjahjono L

  19. 73070

    Patterns and Trends in Melanoma Mortality in Black and African American in United State Between 2018-2023: Analysis of CDC Wonder Database

    Imam B, Anwer M

  20. 73088

    Visibility of acral and mucosal melanoma trials in ClinicalTrials.gov list-view fields: a 2015–2025 cross-sectional audit

    Kollings J, Shoemaker G, Sunshine J

  21. 73127

    Dermatology resident exposure to melanoma: Comparing rural and urban training sites

    Harding T, Houpe J, … senior author Davis A

  22. 73151

    A Meta-Analysis of Positive Sentinel Lymph Node Melanoma: To Dissect or Not

    Fonseca LO, Defante MR, … senior author Barros de Deus Nunes Junior E

  23. 73232

    Nicotinamide Exposure for Melanoma Prevention

    Knox K, Breglio K, … senior author Wheless L

  24. 73257

    Primary Care Access and Melanoma Outcomes: A Multivariate Analysis of Incidence, Mortality and Mortality-to-Incidence Ratio in the United States, 1999-2019

    Arora A, Wei G, Wisco OJ

  25. 73378

    Dermatologic and Neuroimaging Features of Metastatic Melanoma and Neurocutaneous Syndromes

    Turk D, Shoukfeh R, Potts G

  26. 73444

    Prevention of melanoma growth and invasion by lipophilic vitamin B1 derivatives

    Ngo S, Bleza N, … senior author Ramana K

  27. 73457

    Acral Melanoma in a Patient with Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome and Literature Review of Neoplasms in Papillon-Lefèvre

    Abdelwahab R, Lehman J, … senior author Imhof RL

  28. 73509

    Non-Canonical Neddylation of TGFBR2 as a Therapeutic Target in BRAF-Mutant Melanoma

    Tsung-Ju Lee L, Chiu HW, Lin YF

  29. 73580

    Identifying patient and treatment determinants of survival in acral lentiginous melanoma: A TriNetX analysis

    Danesh E, Nosrati A, … senior author In GK

  30. 73608

    Ulcerated versus Non-Ulcerated Melanoma with Brain Metastasis: A Retrospective Analysis of Risk Factors and Prognosis

    Wang K, Berglas E, … senior author McLellan B

  31. 73617

    Race and ethnicity-specific differences in anatomical location of cutaneous melanoma

    Ouzounian AJ, Bainvoll L, … senior author Matsuo K

  32. 73718

    Demodex Prevalence and Clinical Features in Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers Treated with Mohs Micrographic Surgery

    Li W, Ho B, … senior author Minkis K

  33. 73797

    A Retrospective Study on the Effects of Coal Tar on Melanoma Incidence

    Jafari L, Hemenway S, … senior author Saeed Z

  34. 73805

    Evaluating Surgical Management and Time to Surgery in Vulvar Melanoma: Insights from SEER, 2000–2022

    Bisch E, Shaikh U, … senior author Mark L

  35. 73806

    The Common Beta Blocker: A Cause of Non-Melanoma and Melanoma Skin Cancer?

    Cochran B, Ramirez P, … senior author Pasca I

  36. 73827

    Evaluating the Relationship Between Type 2 Diabetes and Melanoma Across Two Clinical Research Platforms

    Herzberg S, Sanjeevi J, … senior author Leachman S

  37. 73833

    Management of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer During Pregnancy: A Retrospective TriNetX Study

    Urias J, Gardeen S, … senior author Elsensohn A

  38. 73880

    Molecular and Genetic Markers for Malignant Melanoma: Implications for Prognosis and Therapy

    Fleshner L, Sayegh A, … senior author Marmon S

  39. 74044

    Exploring the Role of Systemic Inflammation Indices in Melanoma Prognostication Beyond AJCC Stage

    Wang M, Pavlis M

  40. 74119

    Nail vs Non-Nail Acral Melanoma in Vulnerable Populations

    Yonas N, Klufas D, … senior author Tetzlaff M

  41. 74122

    Distinct mutational profiles of melanocytic nevi from patients with RASopathies

    Willy A, Young L, … senior author Kiuru M

  42. 74180

    A Brief Educational Video Improves Melanoma Knowledge and Referral Confidence Among Midwestern Barber Students

    Thomas K, Ose O, Bordeaux J

  43. 74308

    Adherence to Synoptic Reporting Protocols in Cutaneous Melanoma Excisional Pathology Reports

    Shah H, Van Doren A, … senior author Jaffri A

  44. 74331

    SGLT2 Inhibitors and Melanoma Risk in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

    Elliott J, Zaidi Z, … senior author Tarbox M

  45. 74367

    Social Determinants of Health Barriers and Survival in Acral Melanoma at a Safety-Net Hospital: A THRIVE-Based Analysis

    Slack A, Souery W, … senior author Kwa M

  46. 74368

    The Role of Insurance in Melanoma Care: Surgical Delays and Survival Risk in Medicaid and Medicare Populations

    Saraswat E, Bhimireddy N, … senior author Wisco O

  47. 74381

    Thirty-Day Postoperative Outcomes of Mohs Micrographic Surgery vs Simple Excision in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients with Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer: A TriNetX Database Analysis

    Levin N, Cochran B, Benedetto P

  48. 74428

    Histological-Subtype Reporting in Cutaneous Melanoma: Completeness of Synoptic Compliance in a 6,382-Case Cohort (2020–2024)

    DaCosta A, Guo R(

  49. 74446

    Real World Evidence of Clinical Clearance and 3-Year Recurrence Rates of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer with Photodynamic Therapy

    Moore L, Kwok E, … senior author Moore A

  50. 74464

    A Comparison of the Protective effects of Systemic vs Oral Retinoids on Non Melanoma Skin Cancers in Acne Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study

    Mera S, Saoub J, Maibach H