melanoma). In women, melanomas most commonly occur on the legs; while in men, on the back. Melanoma is frequently referred to as malignant melanoma....

Acral lentiginous melanoma is a type of skin cancer. It typically begins as a uniform brownish mark before becoming darker and wider with a blurred irregular...

cancers: basal-cell skin cancer (BCC), squamous-cell skin cancer (SCC) and melanoma. The first two, along with a number of less common skin cancers, are known...

Uveal melanoma is a type of eye cancer in the uvea of the eye. It is traditionally classed as originating in the iris, choroid, and ciliary body, but can...

opposed to biologic uncertainty, and that the lesion is either a nevus or melanoma from the very beginning, as opposed to some kind of "premalignant stage";...

considered a minor malformation or hamartoma and may be at a higher risk for melanoma. A mole can be either subdermal (under the skin) or a pigmented growth...

Amelanotic melanoma is a type of skin cancer in which the cells do not make any melanin.: 696  They can be pink, red, purple or of normal skin color, and...

juvenile melanoma,: 691  and Spitz's juvenile melanoma). The name juvenile melanoma is generally no longer used as it is neither a melanoma, nor does...

against an antigen present in melanocytic tumors such as melanomas, and stands for Human Melanoma Black. It is used in anatomic pathology as a marker for...

Nevi and melanomas are a group of neoplasia. Although a nevus and a melanoma are often treated as independent entities, there is evidence that a nevus...