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Clinical Diagnosis of Cutaneous Melanomas

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Cutaneous Melanoma and Precursor Lesions

Part of the book series: Developments in Oncology ((DION,volume 25))

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Abstract

Melanoma is one of the most aggressive tumors of the skin. Small thin melanomas without lymph node involvement have a good prognosis. Therefore, an early diagnosis is of utmost importance and followed by appropriate treatment gives the best prospect for cure (1).

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  1. W. A. van Vloten
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Pathology, University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

    Dirk J. Ruiter MD

  2. Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leiden, Wassenaarseweg 62, 2333 AL, Leiden, The Netherlands

    Dirk J. Ruiter MD

  3. Department of Surgical Oncology, University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

    Kees Welvaart MD

  4. Department of Surgery, University Hospital, Rijnsburgerweg 10, 2333 AA, Leiden, The Netherlands

    Kees Welvaart MD

  5. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA

    Soldano Ferrone MD

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van Vloten, W.A. (1984). Clinical Diagnosis of Cutaneous Melanomas. In: Ruiter, D.J., Welvaart, K., Ferrone, S. (eds) Cutaneous Melanoma and Precursor Lesions. Developments in Oncology, vol 25. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6057-2_6

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