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Estimated time to metastasis of melanoma subtypes (reproduced from “Prognostic factors for metastasis in cutaneous melanoma” by Cherobin et al. and is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 from [7]). Kaplan–Meier curve showing the four different major subtypes of melanoma and the time (in weeks) for the development of metastasis in patients with primary cutaneous melanoma in the timespan of 1995–2012 [7]. This emphasizes the need for the early detection and diagnosis of melanoma.
