Cutaneous oncology
Framing
- Skin cancer spans keratinocyte-derived cancers (basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and their premalignant precursors) and melanocyte-derived melanoma - a fundamental distinction, since melanoma carries far greater metastatic potential and drives most skin cancer mortality despite lower incidence than keratinocyte cancers
- Visual/dermoscopic pattern recognition (see ) underpins early detection across all subtypes, with biopsy confirming diagnosis before definitive excision
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