NCCN Guidelines for Patients
Melanoma, Version 1.2014
A memory device for characteristics of moles that might be
The belly area between the chest and pelvis.
Treatment used to destroy a tumor or organ.
acral lentiginous melanoma
An uncommon type of melanoma that looks like a bruise
on the palms of the hands or soles of the feet or like a dark
stripe in a nail.
Treatment given after the main (primary) treatment.
Cancer that has spread beyond the area near the main
A controlled loss of feeling with or without loss of
A drug or other substance that causes a controlled loss of
feeling or awareness with or without loss of wakefulness.
Melanoma has grown into (invaded) lymph or blood vessels.
One half or side of the mole does not match the other half or
A mole that looks different from a normal or common mole.
A condition in which the body’s natural defense against
infection and disease (immune system) attacks healthy
tissue in the body.
Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)
A germ similar to the one that causes tuberculosis that is
given to activate the immune system (the body’s natural
defense against disease).
A starting point to which future test results are compared.
Combination treatment with immunotherapy (drugs that
boost the body’s natural response to fight disease) and
chemotherapy (drugs that kill fast-growing cells).
Treatment that boosts the body’s natural defense against
Removal of small amounts of tissue from your body to test
A test that checks for signs of disease in the blood.
A medication given to prevent or treat blood clots.
A tube that carries blood throughout the body.
The edges (border) of the mole are ragged or notched.
A measure of how deep the melanoma tumor has grown into
A substance that protects the skin from the sun by blocking 2
types of harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays—UVA and UVB.
Rating or description of the growth and spread of cancer in
A natural chemical gas that has no odor or color.