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Diagnosis, Staging, and Follow-up

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After carefully taking the patient’s medical history, their individual risk factors for melanoma should be assessed and evaluated. Patients should be asked if they have noticed the development of new lesions or changes in pre-existing ones

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    Corinna Kochs & Elisabeth Livingstone

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Schadendorf, D., Kochs, C., Livingstone, E. (2013). Diagnosis, Staging, and Follow-up. In: Handbook of Cutaneous Melanoma. Springer Healthcare, Tarporley. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-908517-98-2_3

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