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Tumor progression, early diagnosis and prognosis of melanoma.
Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) - 1 Jan 1999
Elder D
Abstract excerpt
Primary melanomas evolve from melanocytes or from precursor lesions through two stages: the radial and vertical growth phases. The radial growth phase may be in situ or microinvasive, but is a non-tumorigenic neoplastic process, while the vertical growth phase is tumorigenic. The prognosis in rad...
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