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• Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month® (see related measures)

• MEASURE SUMMARY
 
• NQMC:007202
 
• 2009 NOV

Melanoma: percentage of patients with a melanoma for whom the pathology report documents Breslow thickness, Clark level, histologic ulceration, peripheral/radial and deep margin statuses, satellitosis, anatomic location of the lesion, regression, and mitotic rate.

American College of Surgeons

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• MEASURE SUMMARY
 
• NQMC:007205
 
• 2009 NOV

Melanoma: percentage of patients with melanoma who have clinically palpable nodal disease of the inguinofemoral nodes for whom a pelvic computed tomography (CT) or positron emission tomography (PET) is obtained to rule out pelvic lymphadenopathy.

American College of Surgeons