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B9 W5 C2 Helen Cushman, SAMMER SHEIKH, MELANOMA - Coggle Diagram
B9 W5 C2 Helen Cushman
Key words
erythmatous: redness of the skin or mucous membranes, caused by hyperemia (increased blood flow) in superficial capillaries
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lichenification: skin becomes thick and leathery (due to an overgrowth of the epidermis, the upper layer of skin, in a process called hyperkeratosis) and its markings become more distinctive
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naevus: nonspecific medical term for a visible, circumscribed, chronic lesion of the skin or mucosa
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Breslow thickness: Breslow's depth was used as a prognostic factor in melanoma of the skin. It is a description of how deeply tumor cells have invaded
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invasive component:component of tumors that have penetrated beyond the epidermis into the deeper layer of the skin called the dermis
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