Professor Meirion Thomas
Consultant Surgeon at The Royal Marsden Hospital, London and holder of a Personal Chair in Surgical Oncology at Imperial College London
Lentigo Maligna Melanoma
An unusual form of melanoma usually found on elderly faces with some unique features
Nodular melanoma
Nodular melanoma is a dangerous form of skin cancer with rapid deep spread to the lymphatics
Superficial Spreading Melanoma (SSM)
Characterised by radial spread and usually remaining superficial
What is Melanoma?
We can’t dedicate a whole website to melanoma without a simple description of what it is
Breslow thickness and Clarke’s level
The staging of melanoma makes use of a number of systems to assess the depth of a tumour. From this, likelihood of spread and survival prognosis can be determined. Our guide explains the methods used.