Melanoma
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| Melanoma | |
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| Term | Melanoma |
| Short definition | Melanoma - (pronounced) (MEH-luh-NOH-moo) form of cancer that starts in melanocytes (cells that produce the pigment melanin). It can start in a mole (skin melanoma) but can also start in other pigmented tissues such as the eye or intestines |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Melanoma - (pronounced) (MEH-luh-NOH-moo) form of cancer that starts in melanocytes (cells that produce the pigment melanin). It can start in a mole (skin melanoma) but can also start in other pigmented tissues such as the eye or intestines
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