See Also: melanoma(dictionary)
melanoma(encyclopedia)
melanoma(dictionary)
Melanoma(health)
nodular melanoma(medicine)
subungual melanoma(medicine)
Amelanotic melanoma(health)
Benign melanoma(health)
Cancer, melanoma(health)
malignant melanoma(medicine)

melanoma (sh)




Dark-coloured malignant tumour of skin cells that produce the protective skin-darkening pigment melanin.

Melanomas are prone to metastasize (see cancer) and are associated with the highest death rate of any skin cancer. Removal, together with a collar of surrounding healthy skin, cures melanoma if done early. A common cause of melanoma is skin damage from sunlight. It is very rare in persons with dark skin.