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Stage IIIA melanoma

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-008184

Stage III is divided into stages IIIA, IIIB, IIIC, and IIID. In stage IIIA, the tumor is not more than 1 millimeter thick, with ulceration (a break in the skin), or not more than 2 millimeters thick, without ulceration. Cancer is found in one to three lymph nodes by sentinel lymph node biopsy.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-008184
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008184",
  "term": "Stage IIIA melanoma",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Stage III is divided into stages IIIA, IIIB, IIIC, and IIID. In stage IIIA, the tumor is not more than 1 millimeter thick, with ulceration (a break in the skin), or not more than 2 millimeters thick, without ulceration. Cancer is found in one to three lymph nodes by sentinel lymph node biopsy.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/stage-iiia-melanoma/"
}

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