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Why is it important to consider the signs and symptoms of malignant melanoma in making a diagnosis?
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It is important that the signs and symptoms are used to develop a suspicion of the diagnosis because the way the biopsy is performed for melanoma may be different than for other lesions of the skin.
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What reading material is available on the diagnosis and prognosis of malignant melanoma?
Carlson, J. A., A. Slominski, G. P. Linette, et al. "Malignant Melanoma 2003: Predisposition, Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Staging." American Journal of Clinical Pathology 120 , Supplement (December 2003): S101-S127.
Where does malignant melanoma develop?
Malignant melanoma may develop anywhere on the body.
How is malignant melanoma diagnosed?
The actual diagnosis is accomplished by biopsy, a procedure that removes tissue to examine under a microscope.
What is the diagnosis icd-9-cm codes malignant melanoma mid-chest 1 cm?
11601 if that includes margin
What factors create a predisposition to malignant melanoma?
The predisposing causes to the development of malignant melanoma are environmental and genetic.
Is melanoma dominant or recessive?
is malignant melanoma dominant or recessive
What epidermal layer does malignant melanoma arise?
Malignant melanoma arises in the Stratum basale layer of the epidermal layer.
How many forms of malignant melanoma exist?
Malignant degeneration of the melanocyte gives rise to the tumor known as melanoma, which has four subtypes.
What is the clinical staging of malignant melanoma based on?
Malignant melanoma is locally staged based on the depth of penetration through the skin and its appendages.
What is a malignant melanoma?
skin tumour/cancer
What kind of metastasis can occur regionally in malignant melanoma?
There is also a special type of metastasis that can occur regionally with malignant melanoma; it is known as an in-transit metastasis.
What is the medical term meaning cancerous tumor composed of melanocytes?
malignant melanoma
