Detailed information on Nodular Melanoma
Nodular Melanoma
is the most common type of melanoma. Nodular Melanoma is known to present with
a thickness of more than the other subtypes of melanoma. NM usually occurs on
the areas exposed to the Sun such as the head, neck, torso, arms and legs, but
can occur anywhere. The risk of developing melanoma increases with age, but
nevertheless the disease often affects young people.
It can develop at
any age; However, it is often seen in persons age 60 years and older. The
lesion is usually asymmetrical with uneven edges, but it can also act as a tour
to exophytic mass variable medium-sized globoids. The most important prognostic
factor in relation to the primary cutaneous melanoma is Breslow-thickness.
Nodular Melanoma is different from other types of melanoma, because tend to
grow more rapidly in thickness (penetrate the skin) in diameter.
Instead of arising from a pre-existing mole, it looks like a place where an injury did not exist.
There are several
risk factors that involve a family history of melanoma, red or blond hair and
skin, the presence of multiple birthmarks, development of precancerous, obvious
lesions, spots on the top of the back and high levels of exposure to strong
sunlight freckles. Nodular Melanoma is surgically removed. About 95 percent of
all patients with melanoma are treated with surgery. Palliative surgery caused
minimal operative morbidity and mortality. Chemotherapy: some patients of
Melanoma treatment with face surgery high risk of recurrence of the disease.