Malignant, Dermatology Dictionary: Skin Surgery Center

Dermatology Dictionary

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See also: melanoma

Resistant to treatment; occurring in severe form, and frequently fatal; tending to become worse and lead to an ingravescent course; in the case of a neoplasm, having the property of uncontrollable growth and dissemination, or recurrence after removal, or both.