by Susan M Swetter, MD, Director, Pigmented Lesion and Cutaneous Melanoma Clinic, Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, Stanford University Medical Center, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care, eMedicine from WebbMD, January 23, 2008. Medical article on malignant melanoma with detailed discussion on its medical characteristics, history and clinical presentation, causes, incidence, frequency and mortality in the U.S. and internationally, procedures for diagnosis, staging, medical care and surgical care, consultations, further outpatient care, complications, prognosis, and patient education required.
