MELANOMA+3+JS+MG

1. Patella - kneecap Nevi - medical term for a sharply-circumscribed and chronic lesions of the skin Lesion - region in an organ or tissue that has suffered damage from injury or disease Breslow Measurements - features that affect prognosis are tumor thickness in millimeters Clark Level - depth related to skin structures Lymphovascular Invasion - The presence or absence of the invasion of cancer cells into blood vessels or lymphatic system. Morphology - The branch of biology that deals with structure of animals and plants.

2. The patient has melanoma near the patella of her left leg. The tumor is 6 mm X 6 mm X 4 mm. The tumor is deep inside her leg. Cancer cells are in the tumor. The tumor suppressors are lower than the proto-oncogene. The final diagnosis is malignant malanoma.

3. You can find out information by researching the terms on cancer and melanoma info web sites.

4. Questions

a. Is melanoma a disease that many people have? b. Was this a real example? c. When was the tumor first discovered? d. What is the patients current condition? e. How are tumors removed.