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Results 1 - 10 of 56 for melanoma
  1. Melanoma 
    Melanoma is the most dangerous type of skin cancer. It is also the rarest. It is the ... Melanoma is caused by changes (mutations) in skin cells called melanocytes. These cells make a skin color ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000850.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Melanoma of the eye 
    Melanoma of the eye is cancer that occurs in various parts of the eye. ... Melanoma is a very aggressive type of cancer that can spread rapidly. It usually is a type ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001022.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Malignant melanoma (image) 
    Melanoma is a malignant skin tumor that involves the skin cells that produce pigment (melanin). The risk of melanoma increases with age, but frequently affects young, otherwise ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9522.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Melanoma (image) 
    Melanoma is a malignant skin tumor that involves the skin cells that produce pigment (melanin). The risk of melanoma increases with age, but frequently effects young, otherwise ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9762.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Skin cancer, melanoma - raised, dark lesion (image) 
    Note the presence of multiple colors within this melanoma lesion. It is referred to as "patriotic cancer" ... black. This is a common appearance for a melanoma.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/1707.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Skin lesion biopsy 
    ... done when a kind of skin cancer called melanoma is suspected. INCISIONAL BIOPSY This procedure takes a ... Psoriasis or dermatitis Infection from bacteria or fungus Melanoma Basal cell skin cancer Squamous cell skin cancer
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003840.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Skin cancer, melanoma on the fingernail (image) 
    Malignant melanoma is the most dangerous type of skin cancer. Melanomas beneath the fingernail appear as a black or ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/2439.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Skin cancer - melanoma superficial spreading (image) 
    Malignant melanoma is the most dangerous type of the skin cancers. Typical features of melanomas include irregular borders, multiple ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/2501.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Skin cancer - close-up of level IV melanoma (image) 
    Malignant melanoma is the most dangerous type of the skin cancers. Typical features of melanomas include irregular borders, multiple ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/2500.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Skin cancer - close-up of level III melanoma (image) 
    Malignant melanoma is the most dangerous type of the skin cancers. Typical features of melanomas include irregular borders, multiple ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/2499.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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