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[Malignant melanoma -- a medical students' viewpoint].
Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft = Journal of the German Society of Dermatology : JDDG - 1 Jun 2005
Felcht Moritz, Fischer Jens Christian, Michels Martin, Weinhold Mario, Zouboulis Christos C
Abstract excerpt
Malignant melanoma is a primarily cutaneous melanocytic tumour with increasing incidence responsible for 90 % of skin cancer mortality. Genetic predisposition has been identified as the most important risk factor, while UV is second in importance and can be avoided. New diagnostic methods include sentinel lymph node biopsy and the detection of tumour markers in blood. Furthermore, malignant melanoma shows an...
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