Diseases

Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma

A primary melanoma that originates from atypical skin MELANOCYTES, especially from acquired and congenital MELANOCYTIC NEVI, and DYSPLASTIC NEVI.

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A primary melanoma that originates from atypical skin MELANOCYTES, especially from acquired and congenital MELANOCYTIC NEVI, and DYSPLASTIC NEVI.

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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2024 (2012)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000096142. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000096142
  2. Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124258091