RT Book, Section A1 Urba, Walter J. A1 Washington, Carl V. A1 Nadiminti, Hari A2 Longo, Dan L. SR Print(0) ID 1128356647 T1 CANCER OF THE SKIN T2 Harrison's Hematology and Oncology, 2e YR 2013 FD 2013 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071814904 LK hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1128356647 RD 2024/11/14 AB Pigmented lesions are among the most common findings on skin examination. The challenge is to distinguish cutaneous melanomas, which account for the overwhelming majority of deaths resulting from skin cancer, from the remainder, which with rare exceptions are benign. Cutaneous melanoma can occur in adults of all ages, even young individuals, and people of all colors; it is located on the skin, where it is visible; and it has distinct clinical features that make it detectable at a time when complete surgical excision is possible. Examples of malignant and benign pigmented lesions are shown in Fig. 33-1.