### outbreak | epidemic | skin cancer:

Malignant melanoma
* Most malignant melanomas occur in the oral cavity or on the toes of affected dogs.
* belong to a group of tumors that react very well to immunomodulatory therapies.
* can arise de novo or from a pre-existing melanocytic nevus
  - be fatal
  - develop in the retina of the eye
  - present with the above symptoms and can be a serious problem
  - spread quickly
* cancer of cells in the skin called melanocytes
  - the cells that produce the pigment melanin
* causes six out of seven skin cancer deaths.
* communicates far more information to a doctor than just the word cancer.
* have one of the highest incidences of metastasis to the heart.
* is also the most dangerous of type of skin cancer
  - an aggressive cancer with a great propensity to spread
  - considered to be the most severe tumor of the skin
  - dangerous because if left untreated, it can spread to organs within the body
  - excessively rare in children
  - less common yet needs to be mentioned due to it malignant tendency
  - linked to overexposure to the sun
  - much less common
  - nasty from start to finish
  - often asymmetrical, with blurred or ragged edges and mottled colors
* is one of many types of skin cancer
  - the most virulent and deadly types of cancer
  - rare but very serious
  - rarer, but also more likely to be fatal if treatment is delayed
* is the deadliest form of human skin cancer
  - leading cause of death from diseases of the skin
* is the least common and most deadly form of skin cancer
  - the most lethal of the major skin cancers
  - but most dangerous form of skin cancer
  - but, by far, the most dangerous of the skin cancers
* is the least common, but most aggressive form of skin cancer
  - deadly, type of skin cancer
  - most common malignant eye tumor
* is the most dangerous form of skin cancer and can be fatal if left untreated
  - kind of skin cancer
  - type of the skin cancers
* is the most deadly form of skin cancer
* is the most life-threatening form of skin cancer
* is the most serious form of skin cancer
  - of skin cancers
  - third most common form of skin cancer and is usually observed in adults
  - worst kind of cancer
* is treated by surgery and sometimes by the removal of nearby lymph nodes
  - more aggressively than just surgical removal
  - very difficult to treat
* much more serious form of skin cancer.
* produces dense blue-black or black discolorations of the skin.
* rare but very aggressive form of skin cancer.
* serious type of skin cancer.
* starts in the melanocytes - cells that produce pigment in the skin
  - melanocytes, skin cells that produce pigment in the skin
* tends to occur in the light exposed areas of the face and limbs.
* tumor of plasma cells that arises usually in the bone marrow.
* type of cancer of the skin.
+ Melanoma: Cancer
  * It is one of the rarer types of skin cancer but causes the majority of skin cancer related deaths. Malignant melanoma is a serious type of skin cancer. According to a report by the WHO, about 48,000 people die of melanoma every year.

Melanoma
* occurs despite physical condition, health, complexion and family history.
* occurs in every part of the country
  - some cases
* occurs more frequently in lightly pigmented individuals
  - often in people with fair skin that burns or freckles easily
  - when pigment cells start dividing uncontrollably

### outbreak | epidemic | skin cancer | melanoma:

Choroidal melanoma
* is diagnosed during an examination of the eye by an ophthalmologist.
* is the most common primary intraocular malignancy in adults
  - type of primary intraocular tumor in adults
* primary cancer of the eye.
* tends to metastasize to the liver.

Early melanoma
* tend to be larger
  - uneven
* tend to have a notched, irregular or indistinct border
  - an uneven color