Figure 2: Hematoxylin and eosin (40X) stained section of a malignant melanoma taken from the eyelid of a six-year-old Boxer dog, illustrating the highly variable histologic pattern of melanomas.

The clinical approach, epidemiology, diagnostic procedures, and management, along with followup of superficial spreading malignant melanoma are discussed. A 45-year-old Caucasian female presented ...

Only about 1% of skin cancers are melanomas. Melanoma is also called malignant melanoma or cutaneous melanoma. When people receive a melanoma diagnosis in the early stages, they mostly respond ...