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Superficial spreading melanoma (also known as "Superficially spreading melanoma") (SSM) is usually characterized as the most common form of cutaneous melanoma in Caucasians. The average age at diagnosis is in the fifth decade, and it tends to occur on sun-exposed skin, especially on the backs of males and lower limbs of females. ==Presentation== Often, this disease evolves from a precursor lesion, usually a dysplastic nevus. Otherwise it arises in previously normal skin. A prolonged radial growth phase, where the lesion remains thin, may eventually be followed by a vertical growth phase where the lesion becomes thick and nodular. As the risk of spread varies with the thickness, early SSM is more frequently cured than late nodular melanoma. The microscopic hallmarks are: * Large melanocytic cells with nest formation along the dermo-epidermal junction. * Invasion of the upper epidermis in a pagetoid fashion (discohesive single cell growth). * The pattern of rete ridges is often effaced. * Invasion of the dermis by atypical, pleomorphic melanocytes * Absence of the 'maturation' typical of naevus cells * Mitoses 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「superficial spreading melanoma」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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