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• Essential criteria for diagnosing melanoma
– Major histologic subtypes
∘ Helpful to subdivide in order to discuss differing histologic criteria for establishing diagnosis
∘ Superficial spreading, nodular, lentigo maligna melanoma, acral lentiginous, mucosal lentiginous
∘ No longer thought to be valid as a prognostic indicator (in most cases)
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Smoller, B.R., Hiatt, K.M. (2011). Essential Criteria for Diagnosing Melanoma. In: Epidermal Cell Tumors: The Basics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7704-5_2
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