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malignant melanoma
oncology, dermatology
[chronic with acute exacerbation]
a painful swelling in skin, change in color of mole, lump(s) in skin, skin growth elevated
Melanoma is a malignant tumor of melanocytes. Primarily it is a skin tumor, but it is also seen, though less frequently, in the melanocytes of the eye (see uveal melanoma). Even though it represents one of the rarer forms of skin cancer, melanoma underlies the majority of skin cancer-related deaths.
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