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Dermatologic Surgery Glossary
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Split-thickness skin graft used to cover defects after tumor removal.
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Malignant Melanoma
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Aggressive skin cancer arising from melanocytes, often redundantly termed as editors should note 'melanoma' alone implie...
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melanoma in situ
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Early-stage melanoma confined to the epidermis without invasion into deeper skin layers.
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Superficial Spreading Melanoma
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The most common type of melanoma characterized by horizontal growth pattern before vertical invasion.
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