melanoma
noun
mel·a·no·ma
ˌme-lə-ˈnō-mə 
plural melanomas also melanomata
ˌme-lə-ˈnō-mə-tə
1
: a tumor containing dark pigment
2
: a highly malignant tumor that starts in melanocytes of normal skin or moles and metastasizes rapidly and widely
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The combination therapy achieves higher response rates in patients with advanced melanoma, kidney cancer and certain lung cancers compared to treatment with a single inhibitor.
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William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
He’s later diagnosed with metastatic melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer that has spread to his brain.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024
Since my diagnosis, my father has had melanoma on his back removed, and my sister, who’s 16 months older than me, also had a spot removed.
—Katie Camero, SELF, 6 Sep. 2024
Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave is detailing her ongoing melanoma struggle, sharing that she’s had her sixteenth melanoma removed.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
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William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
He’s later diagnosed with metastatic melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer that has spread to his brain.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024
Since my diagnosis, my father has had melanoma on his back removed, and my sister, who’s 16 months older than me, also had a spot removed.
—Katie Camero, SELF, 6 Sep. 2024
Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave is detailing her ongoing melanoma struggle, sharing that she’s had her sixteenth melanoma removed.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
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melanoma
noun
mel·a·no·ma
ˌmel-ə-ˈnō-mə
plural melanomas also melanomata
-mət-ə
: a usually malignant tumor containing dark pigment
Medical Definition
melanoma
noun
mel·a·no·ma
ˌmel-ə-ˈnō-mə
plural melanomas also melanomata
-mət-ə
1
: a benign or malignant skin tumor containing dark pigment
2
: a tumor of high malignancy that starts in melanocytes of normal skin or moles and metastasizes rapidly and widely
called also malignant melanoma, melanocarcinoma, melanoepithelioma, melanosarcoma
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