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Molecular events in melanoma development and progression
1 Jan 1998
Abstract excerpt
Based on clinical and histopathological features, five steps of melanoma progression have been proposed: common acquired and congenital nevi with structurally normal melanocytes, dysplastic nevus with structural and architectural atypia, early radial growth phase (RGP) primary melanoma, advanced vertical growth phase primary melanoma (VGP) with competence for metastasis, and metastatic melanoma. Despite a wealth...
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