Subungual melanoma (SM) is a rare entity; its incidence ranges from 0.7%-3.5% of cutaneous melanomas. [1, 2] It has a poor prognosis due to the delay in the diagnosis.

While artificial intelligence (AI) holds promise to improve the diagnosis of melanoma, researchers of a new review outlined ...

Melanoma symptoms provide key warning signs that can help you find this disease early, when it is most treatable. Learn ...

Overall, the 10-year recurrence rate was 0.8%. The authors conclude that 9-mm margins, rather than the traditional 5-mm margins, are appropriate for melanoma in situ excision.

The abundance in Black skin of melanin, the pigment that gives skin its color, offers extra protection from damaging ...

After finding a large lump in his armpit, Milan was diagnosed with Stage III malignant melanoma in June, 2011. Surgery and treatment immediately followed at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.

Medically reviewed by Marla Anderson, MD Diagnosing melanoma typically requires a physical exam and a biopsy. Imaging and ...

Have you ever heard about a cancer that is "in situ"? There's a reason why it's called that -- and why it's the kind of ...

Researchers studied the progression-free and overall survival rates of patients with advanced melanoma after cessation of immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy.

Theresa Medina, MD, associate professor of medicine-medical oncology at the University of Colorado Cancer Center, Anschutz ...

Patients with early-stage melanoma who experience relapse following wide local excision face worse survival outcomes.

Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus is an extremely rare, non-epithelial neoplasm, with an incidence of 0.0036 cases per million people each year. 1 Before June 2005, there were only 262 ...