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A staging system for malignant melanoma

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The American Joint Committee for Cancer Staging and End Results Reporting has developed a classification system for staging malignant melanoma. Based on the TNM classification system of the International Union Against Cancer, the American system uses information derived from over 1700 cases. Characteristics including level of invasion, thickness of penetration, nodal involvement, and incidence of metastases are considered and rules for classification are included.

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L'American Joint Committee for Cancer Staging and End Results Reporting a mis au point une classification des mélanomes malins. Elle est basée sur la classification TNM de l'Union Internationale contre le Cancer. Elle utilise des informations qui concernent plus de 1,700 cas. Les caractères précisés comportent le degré d'envahissement néoplasique, la profoundeur de pénétration, l'atteinte ganglionnaire, la fréquence des métastases. Sur ces bases, des règles de classification ont été établies.

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  1. Division of Oncology, University of Miami School of Medicine, P.O. Box 520875, 33152, Miami, Florida, USA

    Alfred S. Ketcham M.D. & William O. Christopherson M.D.

  2. Department of Pathology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA

    Alfred S. Ketcham M.D. & William O. Christopherson M.D.

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Ketcham, A.S., Christopherson, W.O. A staging system for malignant melanoma. World J. Surg. 3, 271–276 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01556573

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