mel·a·no·ma

(mĕl′ə-nō′mə)

n. pl. mel·a·no·mas or mel·a·no·ma·ta (-mə-tə)

A dark-pigmented, usually malignant tumor arising from a melanocyte and occurring most commonly in the skin.

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melanoma

(ˌmɛləˈnəʊmə)

n, pl -mas or -mata (-mətə)

(Pathology) pathol a malignant tumour composed of melanocytes, occurring esp in the skin, often as a result of excessive exposure to sunlight

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mel•a•no•ma

(ˌmɛl əˈnoʊ mə)

n., pl. -mas, -ma•ta (-mə tə)

any of several types of skin tumors characterized by the malignant growth of melanocytes.

[1825–35]

mel·a·no·ma

(mĕl′ə-nō′mə)

A type of skin cancer that arises from the cells that produce melanin, usually appearing as a dark-colored spot or mole.

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melanoma

any malignant growth, especially in the skin, that is composed of melanin-producing cells.

melanoma

[ˌmeləˈnəʊmə] N (melanomas or melanomata (pl)) [ˌmeləˈnəʊmətə] → melanoma m

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melanoma

[ˌmɛləˈnəʊmə] n → mélanome m

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melanoma

n (Med) → Melanom nt

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mel·a·no·ma

n. melanoma, tumor maligno compuesto de melanocitos.

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melanoma

n melanoma m

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Superficial spreading and nodular melanoma are distinct biological entities: a challenge to the linear progression model.

A Histogenetic View of the International Classification of Diseases for Oncology Melanomas

Nodular melanoma: five consecutive cases in a general practice with polarized and non-polarized dermatoscopy and dermatopathology.

Rethinking the management of pedunculated melanomas: A case and discussion of an amelanotic pedunculated melanoma

She had a history of resected nodular melanoma in her right shoulder and was under vemurafenib therapy (960 mg/day) initiated at another center, though her family history was unremarkable.

A Rare Cause of Uveitis: Vemurafenib

PIM also stratified by superficial spreading melanoma versus nodular melanoma and by Clark levels.

Immunohistochemical Expression of p16 in Melanocytic Lesions: An Updated Review and Meta-analysis

(12) Type % of cases Superficial spreading melanoma 70 Nodular melanoma 15 Lentigo maligna melanoma 13 Acral lentiginous melanoma 2-3

Melanoma in situ: a case report from the patient's perspective

In February 2015, he underwent surgical resection of cutaneous melanoma of the left gluteus, with the following histopathological features: nodular melanoma, ulcerated, Breslow thickness 9 mm, poorly pigmented, 12 mitoses/[mm.sup.2], Clark's level IV, without regression and intra/peritumoral lymphocytic infiltrate pT4b [22].

Safe Administration of Ipilimumab, Pembrolizumab, and Nivolumab in a Patient with Metastatic Melanoma, Psoriasis, and a Previous Guillain-Barre Syndrome

No-mucosa type patients include 12 patients with acral lentiginous melanoma, 7 patients with nodular melanoma, and 4 patients with superficial spreading melanoma.

Efficacy of Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes Combined with IFN-[alpha] in Chinese Resected Stage III Malignant Melanoma

The NYU team matched 32 of their cases with 60 controls with more common superficial spreading or nodular melanoma of the head and neck, based on age, gender, ulceration status, and tumor stage.

SLN biopsy for desmoplastic melanoma may not affect recurrence

Nodular melanomas (NMs) constitute the second commonest clinical subtype of melanomas (representing 14%-30% of the cases of melanomas), following the more common superficial spreading melanomas.

Nodular melanoma

The melanoma most often found is superficial spreading melanoma (68%), followed by nodular melanoma (16%), and only in a few cases in situ melanoma.

In situ malignant melanoma on nevus spilus in an elderly patient

Cases n Total N Junctional nevus 5 Nevi Intradermal nevus 7 30 Compound nevus 10 Atypical nevus 8 SSMM 17 PM Nodular Melanoma 29 14 Lentigo Malignant Melanoma 5 MM Metastatic Melanoma 29 29 significance Melanocytic tumor type and subtype Gender Age M F Median(Range) Junctional nevus Nevi Intradermal nevus 11 19 43 (33-53) Compound nevus Atypical nevus SSMM PM Nodular Melanoma 14 15 58 (48-68) Lentigo Malignant Melanoma MM Metastatic Melanoma 19 10 67 (58-76) significance P = 0.08 P = 0.00025 M: male; F: female; CI: confidence interval; PM: primary melanoma; MM: metastatic melanoma; SSM: superficial spreading melanoma.

Melanoma development and progression are associated with Rad6 upregulation and [beta]-catenin relocation to the cell membrane