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Multiple Melanomas in the Same Patient a Real Phenomenon
Multiple Melanomas in the Same Patient a Real Phenomenon
D Brunk
20100105
2010 Feb 5
Elsevier Global Medical News
Multiple Melanomas in the Same Patient a Real Phenomenon
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2010 Feb 5, D Brunk
SAN DIEGO (EGMN) - The chances of a patient's developing multiple primary melanomas over a lifetime is a real phenomenon, with an incidence ranging from 2% to 8% among patients who have had a first melanoma, or an average of about 5%."That's significantly higher than if we apply the risk of melanoma to all fair-skinned people in the country," Dr. William M. Burrows said at a melanoma update sponsored by the Scripps Clinic.Of patients who develop additional melanomas, about 80% develop two in addition...