Cutaneous melanoma

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A primary melanoma arising from atypical melanocytes in the skin. Precursor lesions include acquired and congenital melanocytic nevi, and dysplastic nevi. Several histologic variants have been recognized, including superficial spreading melanoma, acral lentiginous melanoma, nodular melanoma, and lentigo maligna melanoma.
Aliases
  • cutaneous (skin) melanoma
  • cutaneous melanoma
  • cutaneous melanoma
  • cutaneous melanoma
  • cutaneous melanoma (disease)
  • malignant cutaneous melanoma
  • malignant ear melanoma
  • malignant lip melanoma
  • malignant lower limb melanoma
  • malignant melanoma (of skin), stage unspecified
  • malignant melanoma of ear and/or external auricular canal
  • malignant melanoma of skin
  • malignant melanoma of skin of lower limb
  • malignant melanoma of skin of trunk except scrotum
  • malignant melanoma of skin of upper limb
  • malignant melanoma of skin stage unspecified
  • malignant neck melanoma
  • malignant scalp melanoma
  • malignant trunk melanoma
  • malignant upper limb melanoma
  • melanoma (disease) of zone of skin
  • melanoma of skin
  • melanoma of the skin
  • skin melanoma
  • skin, melanoma
  • zone of skin melanoma
  • zone of skin melanoma (disease)