melanoma
noun
mel·a·no·ma
ˌme-lə-ˈnō-mə 
plural melanomas also melanomata
ˌme-lə-ˈnō-mə-tə
1
: a tumor containing dark pigment
2
: a highly malignant tumor that starts in melanocytes of normal skin or moles and metastasizes rapidly and widely
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At times Jimmy Carter could seem like a Superman, coming back in 2015 from melanoma that had spread to his brain and liver.
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Rita Braver, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2025
Carter was diagnosed with stage IV melanoma in August 2015 and was treated with immunotherapy before transitioning to hospice care in February 2023.
—Dr. Lindsey Ulin, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
In August 2015, at age 90, Mr. Carter revealed that a cancerous tumor had been removed from his liver and that tests showed the melanoma had spread to his brain.
—Bill Marsh, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Both were originally intended for the notoriously hard-to-treat melanoma.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 29 Dec. 2024
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Rita Braver, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2025
Carter was diagnosed with stage IV melanoma in August 2015 and was treated with immunotherapy before transitioning to hospice care in February 2023.
—Dr. Lindsey Ulin, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
In August 2015, at age 90, Mr. Carter revealed that a cancerous tumor had been removed from his liver and that tests showed the melanoma had spread to his brain.
—Bill Marsh, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Both were originally intended for the notoriously hard-to-treat melanoma.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 29 Dec. 2024
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melanoma
noun
mel·a·no·ma
ˌmel-ə-ˈnō-mə
plural melanomas also melanomata
-mət-ə
: a usually malignant tumor containing dark pigment
Medical Definition
melanoma
noun
mel·a·no·ma
ˌmel-ə-ˈnō-mə
plural melanomas also melanomata
-mət-ə
1
: a benign or malignant skin tumor containing dark pigment
2
: a tumor of high malignancy that starts in melanocytes of normal skin or moles and metastasizes rapidly and widely
called also malignant melanoma, melanocarcinoma, melanoepithelioma, melanosarcoma
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