superficial spreading melanoma
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:cancer
melanoma subtype |
| gptkbp:accountsFor |
majority of melanoma cases
|
| gptkbp:canMetastasizeTo |
lymph nodes
distant organs |
| gptkbp:canPresentAs |
changing mole
new pigmented lesion |
| gptkbp:characteristic |
asymmetric growth
irregular borders tendency to grow horizontally variegated color |
| gptkbp:diagnosedBy |
skin biopsy
|
| gptkbp:firstDescribed |
1967
Wallace Clark |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
superficial spreading melanoma
|
| gptkbp:mostCommonSite |
legs (women)
trunk (men) |
| gptkbp:occurredIn |
adults
rarely in children |
| gptkbp:prevention |
sun protection
regular skin checks |
| gptkbp:prognosis |
ulceration
mitotic rate Breslow thickness |
| gptkbp:riskFactor |
fair skin
family history of melanoma excessive sun exposure |
| gptkbp:stagedBy |
AJCC melanoma staging system
|
| gptkbp:treatment |
surgical excision
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Melanoma
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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