Nodular melanoma: A rapidly growing form of melanoma ... It has a flat appearance and begins as a small freckle. Acral lentiginous melanoma: This type of melanoma usually appears as a dark ...

Women were a younger mean age at melanoma diagnosis when compared with men across all anatomic sites and most Breslow thickness categories.

The clinical approach, epidemiology, diagnostic procedures, and management, along with followup of superficial spreading malignant melanoma are discussed. A 45-year-old Caucasian female presented ...

70 to 80 out of every 100 people with melanoma (70% to 80%) have this type. It can develop anywhere on the body. But in men it's most common on the central part of the body (the trunk). And in women, ...

The authors conclude that tumor-cell migration along the CCR9–CCL25 axis might explain the distinct pattern of metastasis to the small intestine observed with cutaneous melanoma.