Q&A: Identifying, treating rare mucosal melanoma

Source: Healio, May 2022

Mucosal melanoma — or melanoma in the mucous membranes — differs from cutaneous melanoma in its genesis, its treatment and its severity.

Sometimes called a “hidden cancer,” mucosal melanoma is often more deadly than cutaneous melanoma. It is difficult to diagnose and often not found until the later stages, making treatment and survival more difficult.

Healio spoke to Brian Gastman, MD, surgical director of the melanoma and high risk skin cancer program at the Cleveland Clinic, regarding mucosal melanoma and how physicians can be better equipped to diagnose and treat this rare form of cancer.
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