TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - M A1 - Murtagh, John A1 - Murtagh, Clare PY - 2022 T2 - John Murtagh’s General Practice Companion Handbook, 8th Edition AB - Early diagnosis is vital to outcome. Thickness of a melanoma when it is removed is the major factor determining prognosis: it is vital to detect melanomas when they are in the thin stage and look like an unusual freckle. An irregular border or margin is characteristic of the tumour. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education (Australia) Pty Ltd CY - Sydney, Australia Y2 - 2024/04/18 UR - murtagh.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1201939597 ER -