Superficial Spreading Melanoma

Home ] Up ]


Pages Below:

  • most common form 
    • approximately 65% of diagnosed melanoma
  • presumably begins at one focus in the skin at the dermo-epidermal junction
  • initially grows in a horizontal plane, along, just above and below the dermo-epidermal junction
    • referred to as the "radial" growth phase of melanoma and is clinically macular or only slightly elevated
 

Home ] Up ]