skin cancer
1skin cancer — Cancer that forms in tissues of the skin. When cancer forms in cells that make pigment, it is called melanoma. When cancer forms in cells that do not make pigment it may begin in basal cells (small, round cells in the base of the outer layer of… …
2Skin cancer — ICD9|173 ICDO = 8010 8720 OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D012878 Skin cancer is a malignant growth on the skin which can have many causes. Skin cancer generally develops in the epidermis (the outermost layer of… …
3skin cancer — Malignant tumour of the skin, including some of the most common human cancers. Though recognizable at an early stage, it has a significant death rate. Light skinned people have the highest risk but can reduce it by limiting exposure to sunlight… …
4nonmelanoma skin cancer — Skin cancer that arises in basal cells or squamous cells but not in melanocytes (pigment producing cells of the skin) …
5Skin cancer in cats and dogs — Many types of skin tumors, both benign (noncancerous) and malignant (cancerous), exist. Approximately 20 40% of primary skin tumors are malignant in dogs and 50 65% are malignant in cats. igns and symptomsSkin tumors are usually discovered by the …
6skin cancer — /ˈskɪn kænsə/ (say skin kansuh) noun a single tumour or melanoma occurring on the skin …
7skin cancer — noun A malignant growth on the skin, such as melanoma …
8skin cancer — malignant tumor on the skin …
9skin cancer — noun a malignant neoplasm of the skin • Hypernyms: ↑carcinoma • Hyponyms: ↑cancroid, ↑squamous cell carcinoma, ↑epithelioma, ↑melanoma, ↑malignant melanoma …
10stage III skin cancer — Cancer has spread below the skin to cartilage, muscle, or bone and/or to nearby lymph nodes, but not to other parts of the body …