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. 1983 Jul;198(1):63-4.
doi: 10.1097/00000658-198307000-00012.

Metastasis and death in patients with thin melanomas (less than 0.76 mm)

J E Woods, E H Soule, E T Creagan

Metastasis and death in patients with thin melanomas (less than 0.76 mm)

J E Woods et al. Ann Surg. 1983 Jul.

Abstract

Experience with melanomas measuring less than 0.76 mm was reviewed. Over a 10-year period, of more than 400 patients with thin melanomas, 12 melanomas were found to have metastasized, with 11 resulting in death. Patients with thin melanomas should be carefully followed.

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