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News from the department of Dermatology

Latest entry in the department of Dermatology:

Melanoma cutaneous

Melanoma cutaneous Definition Malignant, invasively growing tumor of the melanocytes of the skin and/or mucous membrane that tends to metastasize at an early stage. Malignant melanoma is responsible for > 90% of all skin tumor deaths. It is therefore the malignant skin tumor with the highest m...

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