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Metastasis and Death in Patients with Thin Melanomas (Less than 0.76 mm)

1983; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 198; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/00000658-198307000-00012

ISSN

1528-1140

Autores

John E. Woods, Edward H. Soule, Edward T. Creagan,

Tópico(s)

Cell Image Analysis Techniques

Resumo

Experience with melanomas measuring less than 0.76 mm was reviewed. Over a 10-year period, of more than 400 patients with thin melanomas, 12 melanomas were found to have metastasized, with 11 resulting in death. Patients with thin melanomas should be carefully followed.

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