nodular melanoma

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:cancer
melanoma subtype
gptkbp:canMetastasizeTo high
gptkbp:color black
blue
red
skin-colored
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1960s
gptkbp:hasDiagnosticMethod biopsy
histopathology
dermatoscopy
gptkbp:hasGrowthPattern vertical growth phase
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label nodular melanoma
gptkbp:incidence 15-30% of melanomas
gptkbp:location arms
trunk
legs
scalp
gptkbp:prognosis poorer than superficial spreading melanoma
gptkbp:riskFactor immunosuppression
UV exposure
fair skin
multiple moles
family history of melanoma
gptkbp:symptom ulceration
bleeding lesion
rapidly growing nodule
gptkbp:treatment chemotherapy
immunotherapy
targeted therapy
surgical excision
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Melanoma
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7