Definitions of skin cancer
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a malignant neoplasm of the skin
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types:
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cancroid, squamous cell carcinoma
the most common form of skin cancer
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epithelioma
a malignant tumor of the epithelial tissue
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malignant melanoma, melanoma
any of several malignant neoplasms (usually of the skin) consisting of melanocytes
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type of:
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carcinoma
any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer
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cancroid, squamous cell carcinoma
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