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BENIGN LESIONS MASQUERADING AS MALIGNANT MELANOMA; HOW TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPOSTER

MALIGNANT MELANOMA
Introduction


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3% of all cancers by incidence

1% of all cancer deaths

early diagnosis and treatment imperative

<0.76 mm thickness – 10 yr survival 95%

>8 mm thickness – 10 yr survival 30%

REFERENCE:

Cancer Statistics 1996. Ca Cancer J Clin 65:5-27, 1996