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Epithelioid cell naevus.

Introduction: Epithelioid cell naevus.

Description of Epithelioid cell naevus.

Epithelioid cell naevus. (medical condition): A Spitz melanoma is a type of skin tumour. They can also be called...more »

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Spitzoid melanoma:
  »Introduction: Spitzoid melanoma
  »Symptoms of Spitzoid melanoma
  »Causes of Spitzoid melanoma
  »Treatments for Spitzoid melanoma

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Epithelioid cell naevus. as a Disease

Epithelioid cell naevus.: Another name for Spitzoid melanoma (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Spitzoid melanoma
  »Symptoms of Spitzoid melanoma
  »Causes of Spitzoid melanoma
  »Treatments for Spitzoid melanoma

Epithelioid cell naevus.: Related Diseases

Epithelioid cell naevus.: Epithelioid cell naevus. is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

Causes of Epithelioid cell naevus.

Some of the causes of Epithelioid cell naevus. are included in the list below:

  • Generally, an individual's risk for developing melanoma depends on two groups of factors: intrinsic and environmental. "Intrinsic" factors are generally an individual's family history and inherited genotype, while the most relevant environmental factor is sun exposure

Symptoms of Epithelioid cell naevus. (Spitzoid melanoma)

Some of the symptoms of Epithelioid cell naevus. incude:

  • Asymmetrical skin lesion.
  • Border of the lesion is irregular.
  • Color: melanomas usually have multiple colors.
  • Diameter: moles greater than 6 mm are more likely to be melanomas than smaller moles.

Treatments for Epithelioid cell naevus. (Spitzoid melanoma)

Treatments for Epithelioid cell naevus. (Spitzoid melanoma) include:

  • Adjuvant interferon (IFN) alfa-2b is the only adjuvant therapy approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for high-risk melanoma (currently defined as stages IIB, IIC, and III), which is associated with a 40-80% chance of relapse and death

Treatment of Epithelioid cell naevus.: For more treatment information about Epithelioid cell naevus., see treatment of Spitzoid melanoma (Epithelioid cell naevus.)

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