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Melanoma

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Melanoma is a malignant tumor of melanocytes which are found predominantly in skin but also in the bowel and the eye (see uveal melanoma). It is one of the less common types of skin cancer but causes the majority (75%) of skin cancer related deaths.

Melanocytes are normally present in skin, being responsible for the production of the dark pigment melanin. Despite many years of intensive laboratory and clinical research, the greatest chance of cure is in the early surgical resection of thin tumours.

The treatment includes surgical removal of the tumor, adjuvant treatment, chemo- and immunotherapy, or radiation therapy.
Types
Melanoma may be divided into the following stereotypes:
Lentigo maligna
Lentigo maligna melanoma
Superficially spreading melanoma
Acral lentiginous melanoma
Mucosal melanoma
Nodular melanoma
Polypoid melanoma
Desmoplastic melanoma
Amelanotic melanoma
Soft-tissue melanoma

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