Stage IB: The melanoma is less than 1.0 mm in thickness and is ulcerated or Clark level IV or V, or it is between 1.01 and 2.0 mm and is not ulcerated. It appears to be localized in the skin and ...
Melanoma incidence increased to 1.5% (95% CI 1.1-2.1) among patients who received ... and 68.8% had a Clark level I or II. In a multivariate analysis of potential risk factors for melanoma ...
The Breslow thickness describes how deep a melanoma has grown into the layers of skin. Doctors need to know the depth of a melanoma to help stage it. The stage tells you the size of a cancer and if it ...