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MALIGNANT MELANOMA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of several malignant neoplasms (usually of the skin) consisting of melanocytes
Synonyms:
malignant melanoma; melanoma
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("malignant melanoma" is a kind of...):
skin cancer (a malignant neoplasm of the skin)
Context examples:
Achemoimmunotherapy regimen consisting of cisplatin, vinblastine, dacarbazine, aldesleukin (IL-2), and interferon, used for the treatment of advanced-stage or metastatic malignant melanoma.
(CVD IL-2/IFN Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)
A drug that is used to treat Hodgkin lymphoma and malignant melanoma and is being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer.
(Dacarbazine, NCI Dictionary)
CSPG4 represents an integral membrane chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan expressed by human malignant melanoma cells.
(Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan 4, NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)
A malignant melanoma within the conjunctiva of the eye.
(Conjunctival Melanoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Aberrant expression of the gene may be associated with colon cancer and malignant melanoma.
(CDK8 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
AKT3 gene amplification and overexpression are associated with progression of malignant melanoma.
(AKT3 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
An atypical mole may develop into malignant melanoma (a type of skin cancer).
(Atypical mole, NCI Dictionary)
Tumors of the choroid; most common intraocular tumors are malignant melanomas of the choroid.
(Choroid Neoplasm, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Also called malignant melanoma of soft parts.
(Clear cell sarcoma of soft tissue, NCI Dictionary)
Iris nevi are composed of proliferated melanocytes and are associated with neurofibromatosis and malignant melanoma of the choroid and ciliary body.
(Iris Neoplasm, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
