Melanoma

Melanoma is a type of cancer, typically skin cancer; it develops from the melanin-producing cells known as melanocytes. It typically occurs in the skin, but may rarely occur in the mouth, intestines, or eye. In very rare cases melanoma can also happen in the lung, which is known as primary pulmonary melanoma and only happens in 0.

01% of primary lung tumors.

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