RT Book, Section
A1 Curti, Brendan D.
A1 Leachman, Sancy
A1 Urba, Walter J.
A2 Jameson, J. Larry
A2 Fauci, Anthony S.
A2 Kasper, Dennis L.
A2 Hauser, Stephen L.
A2 Longo, Dan L.
A2 Loscalzo, Joseph
SR Print(0)
ID 1160011461
T1 Cancer of the Skin
T2 Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 20e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259644016
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1160011461
RD 2024/04/16
AB Pigmented  lesions  are  among  the  most  common  findings  on  skin  examination.  The  challenge  for  the  physician  is  to  distinguish  cutaneous  melanomas,  which  account  for  the  overwhelming  majority  of  deaths  resulting  from  skin  cancer,  from  the  remainder,  which  are  usually  benign.  Cutaneous  melanoma  can  occur  in  adults  of  all  ages,  even  young  individuals,  and  people  of  all  colors;  its  location  on  the  skin  and  its  distinct  clinical  features  often  permit  detection  at  a  time  when  complete  surgical  excision  leads  to  cure.  Examples  of  malignant  and  benign  pigmented  lesions  are  shown  in  Fig.  72-1.