Melanoma - neck

This melanoma on the neck is variously colored with a very darkly pigmented area found centrally. It has irregular borders and appears to be larger than 0.5 cm. Prognosis in melanoma is best defined by its depth on resection.
Review Date: 10/30/2006
Reviewed By: William Matsui, MD, Assistant Professor of Oncology, Division of
Hematologic Malignancies, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer
Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by VeriMed
Healthcare Network.












