HISTOLOGY
INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM SKIN
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basal cell carcinoma
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squamous cell carcinoma
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malignant melanoma
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benign cancer
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Detailed explanation-1: -Melanoma is a cancer that begins in the melanocytes. Other names for this cancer include malignant melanoma and cutaneous melanoma. Most melanoma cells still make melanin, so melanoma tumors are usually brown or black.
Detailed explanation-2: -Melanoma is often called “the most serious skin cancer” because it has a tendency to spread. Melanoma can develop within a mole that you already have on your skin or appear suddenly as a dark spot on the skin that looks different from the rest.
Detailed explanation-3: -Melanoma is a type of skin cancer. It starts in cells in the skin called melanocytes. There are 2 main categories of skin cancer. Non melanoma skin cancer (which includes basal cell skin cancer, squamous cell skin cancer and other rare types) and melanoma skin cancer.