skin cancer

skin cancer
A malignant growth on the skin, such as melanoma.

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  • skin cancer — Cancer that forms in tissues of the skin. When cancer forms in cells that make pigment, it is called melanoma. When cancer forms in cells that do not make pigment it may begin in basal cells (small, round cells in the base of the outer layer of… …   English dictionary of cancer terms

  • Skin cancer — ICD9|173 ICDO = 8010 8720 OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D012878 Skin cancer is a malignant growth on the skin which can have many causes. Skin cancer generally develops in the epidermis (the outermost layer of… …   Wikipedia

  • skin cancer — Malignant tumour of the skin, including some of the most common human cancers. Though recognizable at an early stage, it has a significant death rate. Light skinned people have the highest risk but can reduce it by limiting exposure to sunlight… …   Universalium

  • nonmelanoma skin cancer — Skin cancer that arises in basal cells or squamous cells but not in melanocytes (pigment producing cells of the skin) …   English dictionary of cancer terms

  • Skin cancer in cats and dogs — Many types of skin tumors, both benign (noncancerous) and malignant (cancerous), exist. Approximately 20 40% of primary skin tumors are malignant in dogs and 50 65% are malignant in cats. igns and symptomsSkin tumors are usually discovered by the …   Wikipedia

  • skin cancer — /ˈskɪn kænsə/ (say skin kansuh) noun a single tumour or melanoma occurring on the skin …  

  • skin cancer — malignant tumor on the skin …   English contemporary dictionary

  • skin cancer — noun a malignant neoplasm of the skin • Hypernyms: ↑carcinoma • Hyponyms: ↑cancroid, ↑squamous cell carcinoma, ↑epithelioma, ↑melanoma, ↑malignant melanoma …   Useful english dictionary

  • stage III skin cancer — Cancer has spread below the skin to cartilage, muscle, or bone and/or to nearby lymph nodes, but not to other parts of the body …   English dictionary of cancer terms

  • stage IV skin cancer — Cancer has spread to other parts of the body …   English dictionary of cancer terms

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