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melanoma

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ID 737668 Last modified 30.11.2020
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Domain pathologytypes of illnessskinoncology
melanoom
melanoma
malignant melanoma
MM
  • melaniini tootvatest rakkudest lähtunud pahaloomuline, enamasti naha, limaskestade või silma kasvaja
  • a highly malignant tumor that starts in melanocytes of normal skin or moles and metastasizes rapidly and widely
  • a spreading and frequently recurring cancer of specialized skin cells (melanocytes) that produce the protective skin-darkening pigment melanin
melanoom
Usage examples
  • Koodidega 254R ja 255R tähistatud ravimiteenuste korral võtab haigekassa tasu maksmise kohustuse üle kuni haiguse progresseerumiseni mitteresetseeritava lokoregionaalselt levinud (staadium IIIc) või kaugelearenenud (staadium IV) melanoomiga haigelt, kelle sooritusvõime on 0-1 (ECOG skaalal).
  • Melanoom ja naha muud pahaloomulised kasvajad
pigmentkasvaja
melanoma
Usage examples
  • An estimated 132,000 new melanoma cases are diagnosed worldwide each year. ... Melanoma is a deadly disease; it is responsible for nearly three-quarters of all skin cancer deaths and is increasing in frequency. Unlike other skin growths, melanoma is always malignant.
Good to know
  • When used alone, the term refers to malignant melanoma.
  • called also malignant melanoma, melanocarcinoma, melanoepithelioma, melanosarcoma
malignant melanoma
MM abbreviation
melanocarcinoma
Good to know
  • ... malignant tumours of melanocytes (the skin cells that produce the pigment melanin) should be called melanocarcinomas, but for historical reasons the term melanoma persists.
  • rare
melanoma

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