melanoma
noun
mel·a·no·ma
ˌme-lə-ˈnō-mə 
plural melanomas also melanomata
ˌme-lə-ˈnō-mə-tə
1
: a tumor containing dark pigment
2
: a highly malignant tumor that starts in melanocytes of normal skin or moles and metastasizes rapidly and widely
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Rosemary died when Freddie was 10 The mother of three was first diagnosed with melanoma, a type of skin cancer, when Freddie was 4 years old.
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Emily Blackwood, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
Certain cancers, such as multiple myeloma, leukemia, and melanoma, disperse fragments of immune proteins into the bloodstream that can block glomeruli.
—Kashif J. Piracha, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
Nivolumab, sold under the brand name Opdivo, has been approved by the FDA to be included in treatment regimens for many other types of cancer, including small cell lung cancer, melanoma and urothelial carcinoma.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
Mural Oncology is positioned to address large unmet medical needs in PROC and mucosal melanoma, two indications with limited therapeutic options.
—Joe Cornell, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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Emily Blackwood, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
Certain cancers, such as multiple myeloma, leukemia, and melanoma, disperse fragments of immune proteins into the bloodstream that can block glomeruli.
—Kashif J. Piracha, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
Nivolumab, sold under the brand name Opdivo, has been approved by the FDA to be included in treatment regimens for many other types of cancer, including small cell lung cancer, melanoma and urothelial carcinoma.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
Mural Oncology is positioned to address large unmet medical needs in PROC and mucosal melanoma, two indications with limited therapeutic options.
—Joe Cornell, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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melanoma
noun
mel·a·no·ma
ˌmel-ə-ˈnō-mə
plural melanomas also melanomata
-mət-ə
: a usually malignant tumor containing dark pigment
Medical Definition
melanoma
noun
mel·a·no·ma
ˌmel-ə-ˈnō-mə
plural melanomas also melanomata
-mət-ə
1
: a benign or malignant skin tumor containing dark pigment
2
: a tumor of high malignancy that starts in melanocytes of normal skin or moles and metastasizes rapidly and widely
called also malignant melanoma, melanocarcinoma, melanoepithelioma, melanosarcoma
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