A deep look into thin melanomas: What's new for the clinician and the impact on the patient

• Main Authors: A.J. Chiaravalloti, MD (Author), S. Jinna, MD (Author), P.E. Kerr, MD (Author), J. Whalen, MD (Author), J.M. Grant-Kels, MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Melanoma incidence and mortality are on the rise and although most new cases of melanoma are thin, a significant percentage of these patients still experience disease progression. The American Joint Committee on Cancer publishes staging criteria for melanoma, which were recently updated to the 8th e...