{"collection_id":"tcga_skcm","collection_name":"TCGA-SKCM","cancer_types":"Cutaneous Melanoma","tumor_locations":"Skin","species":"Human","subjects":470,"supporting_data":null,"description":"Melanoma is a cancer in a type of skin cells called melanocytes. Melanocyes are the cells that\nproduce melanin, which colors the skin. When exposed to sun, these cells make more melanin, causing\nthe skin to darken or tan. Melanoma can occur anywhere on the body and risk factors include fair\ncomplexion, family history of melanoma, and being exposed to natural or artificial sunlight over\nlong periods of time. Melanoma is most often discovered because it has metastasized, or spread, to\nanother organ, such as the lymph nodes. In many cases, the primary skin melanoma site is never\nfound. Because of this challenge, TCGA is studying primarily metastatic cases (in contrast to other\ncancers selected for study, where metastatic cases are excluded). For 2011, it was estimated that\nthere were 70,230 new cases of melanoma and 8,790 deaths from the disease.\nPlease see the\n DICOM converted Slide Microscopy images for the TCGA-SKCM collection (https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12690039)\n page to learn more about the histopathology\nimages and to\nobtain any supporting metadata for this collection.","patients":470,"studies":470,"series":3160,"instances":8550,"size_TB":1.346,"modalities":["ANN","SEG","SM"],"licenses":[{"license_short_name":"CC BY 4.0","series":2210,"size_TB":0.607},{"license_short_name":"CC BY 3.0","series":950,"size_TB":0.739}]}