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Melanoma of the Skin

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Mitotic rate (histologically defined as mitoses/mm2, not mitoses/10 HPF) is an important primary tumor prognostic factor. A mitotic rate equal to or greater than 1/mm2 denotes a melanoma at higher risk for metastasis. It should now be used as one defining criteria of T1b melanomas

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  1. Critical Path Institute, Tucson, AZ, USA

    Carolyn C. Compton MD, PhD, FCAP

  2. Department of Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA

    David R. Byrd MD, FACS

  3. Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

    Julio Garcia-Aguilar MD, PhD, FACS

  4. Department of Surgery, Waterbury Hospital, Waterbury, CT, USA

    Scott H. Kurtzman MD, FACS

  5. Department of OB/GYN Division of Gynecologic Oncology Magee-Womens Hospital, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Alexander Olawaiye MD, MRCOG, FACOG

  6. Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Pathology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA

    Mary Kay Washington MD, PhD, FCAP

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  1. Critical Path Institute, E. River Road 1730, Tucson, 85718, Arizona, USA

    Carolyn C. Compton

  2. Medical Center, Dept. Surgery, University of Washington, NE. Pacific St. 1959, Seattle, 98195-6410, Washington, USA

    David R. Byrd

  3. , Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte, 91010, California, USA

    Julio Garcia-Aguilar

  4. , Department of Surgery, Waterbury Hospital, Robbins Street 64, Waterbury, 06708, Connecticut, USA

    Scott H. Kurtzman

  5. Magee-Women's Hospital, Department of OB/GYN, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Halket Street 300, Pittsburgh, 15213, Pennsylvania, USA

    Alexander Olawaiye

  6. , Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Pathology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1161 21st Ave., Nashville, 37232-2562, Tennessee, USA

    Mary Kay Washington

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Compton, C.C., Byrd, D.R., Garcia-Aguilar, J., Kurtzman, S.H., Olawaiye, A., Washington, M.K. (2012). Melanoma of the Skin. In: Compton, C., Byrd, D., Garcia-Aguilar, J., Kurtzman, S., Olawaiye, A., Washington, M. (eds) AJCC Cancer Staging Atlas. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2080-4_31

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