One of the largest studies of outcomes of treatments for LM reviewed 13,051 cases of melanoma in situ (Zalaudek et al., 2003), of which 95.9% were treated with excision and the remainder were ...

It's the second most common type of melanoma. Between 9 and 15 out of every 100 melanomas (between 9% and 15%) are nodular melanomas. It's most often diagnosed in people in their 40’s and 50's. It can ...

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

Lentigo maligna melanoma is a melanoma in situ on sun-damaged skin. It is a variably brown-pigmented flat patch on the head or neck of elderly patients. Its growth is generally slow, but it can ...

Occasionally, lentigo spots can appear similar to melanoma, so your veterinarian may take a fine needle aspirate of a suspicious spot to search for cancerous cells under the microscope.

nodular melanoma typically is characterized by "a raised skin bump that appears to be uniform in color." Lentigo maligna melanoma: A slow-growing melanoma that often appears in older individuals ...