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stage III melanoma

 The tumor may be any thickness, with or without ulceration (formation of a break on the skin or surface of an organ), and either (1) has spread into a nearby lymph vessel and may have spread into nearby lymph nodes; or (2) has spread to 1 or more lymph nodes, which may be matted (not moveable).

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Stage III melanoma; drawing shows a primary tumor on the lower arm. Cancer is also shown in lymph nodes in the armpit region. The pullout shows cancer in a lymph node and lymph vessels in the arm near the tumors.




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