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| Keywords: Melanoma3.jpg This is advanced malignant melanoma At the left one can see a plaque of early radial growth phase superficial spreading melanoma To the right and contiguous with the plaque is a pink amelanotic nodule of deeply invasive vertical growth phase melanoma Melanomas diagnosed at this stage have a poor prognosis; many of these patients develop metastatic disease and die from their cancer In the majority of instances the plaque stage of melanoma is present for a sufficient period of time to permit its diagnosis and removal before it progresses to a more advanced and more difficult to treat stage <br> Topics/Categories Pathology -- Patient<br> Type Color Slide <br> Source National Cancer Institute<br> Author Unknown photographer/artist <br> AV Number AV-8500-3606 <br> Date Created 1985 <br> Date Entered 1/1/2001 <br> Access Public http //visualsonline cancer gov/details cfm imageid 2162 PD PD-USGov Melanoma | ||||
