| MMSP | malignant melanoma of soft parts |
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| NM | near-miss; neomycin; neuromedin; neuromuscular; neutrophil migration; nictitating membrane; nitrogen... |
| NMM | nodular malignant melanoma |
| 167Ga | radioactive Gallium(used in whole-body & brain scans) |
| Ga | gallium; granulocyte agglutination |
| gallium: indications | <radiology> Indications: inflammation, bone, tumour, lung, renal, lymphoma, malignant melanoma NO UPTAKE: most benign neoplasms, haemangioma, cirrhosis, cystic disease of breast, liver, thyroid, reactive lymphadenopathy, inactive granulomatous disease see: gallium-67 citrate (12 Dec 1998) |
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| gallium isotopes | Stable gallium atoms that have the same atomic number as the element gallium, but differ in atomic weight. Ga-71 is a stable gallium isotope. (12 Dec 1998) |
| gallium radioisotopes | Unstable isotopes of gallium that decay or disintegrate emitting radiation. Ga atoms with atomic weights 63-68, 70 and 72-76 are radioactive gallium isotopes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| gallium uptake with normal chest film | <radiology> Pulmonary drug toxicity, tumour infiltration, sarcoidosis, pneumocystis carinii see: lung: gallium imaging (12 Dec 1998) |
| gallium vs. indium | <radiology> Advantages: Ga-67 citrate, readily available, no preparation, bone and soft-tissue infections, chronic inflammatory processes, In-111 WBCs, no bowel uptake, minimal or no uptake in healing wounds, images easier to interpret, high specificity for inflammatory process (12 Dec 1998) |
| acral lentiginous melanoma | <tumour> A form of malignant lentigo melanoma that occurs in acral areas not excessively exposed to sunlight and where hair follicles are absent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amelanotic melanoma | <tumour> An anaplastic melanoma consisting of cells derived from melanocytes but not forming melanin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| benign juvenile melanoma | A benign, slightly pigmented or red superficial small skin tumour composed of spindle-shaped, epithelioid, and multinucleated cells that may appear atypical; most common in children, but also appearing in adults. Synonym: benign juvenile melanoma, epithelioid cell nevus, spindle cell nevus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cancer, melanoma | A skin cancer that begins in cells called melanocytes that can grow together to form benign (not cancerous) moles. A change in size, shape, or colour of a mole can be a sign of melanoma. It can be cured if detected early, before spread (metastasis) to other areas. Diagnosis is confirmed by a biopsy of the abnormal skin. Sun exposure can cause skin damage that can lead to melanoma. (12 Dec 1998) |
| melanoma | <oncology, tumour> A tumour arising from the melanocytic system of the skin and other organs. When used alone the term refers to malignant melanoma. (18 Nov 1997) |
| melanoma, amelanotic | An unpigmented malignant melanoma. It is an anaplastic melanoma consisting of cells derived from melanoblasts but not forming melanin. (12 Dec 1998) |
| melanoma growth stimulatory activity | Cytokine of the C X C subfamily. Potent mitogen. Activates and is chemotactic for, neutrophils. (18 Nov 1997) |
| minimal deviation melanoma | <dermatology, tumour> A malignant melanoma showing less cytologic atypia than is usual in melanoma cells showing asymmetric expansile invasion of the dermis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Cloudman melanoma | <tumour> A transplantable melanoma that arose spontaneously in a mouse of DBA strain, and which grows and metastasizes in mice of related strains. (05 Mar 2000) |
| halo melanoma | <tumour> A rare condition in which a melanoma is surrounded by an irregular area of depigmentation. (05 Mar 2000) |