title: Proposed reclassification of melanoma: a meeting held at the XVIth International Pigment Cell Congress, 3rd November 1996.
abstract: The current classification of cutaneous melanoma was developed in 1972 and revised in 1982. Since that time, new concepts and terminology have evolved that require consideration of a further revision. Regional meetings of interested parties have been held to review the Classification and there will be an open meeting on the topic at the 1997, 4th World Conference on Melanoma in Sydney, Australia. This paper reports on a meeting to discuss some of the concepts that will form part of that process, held on November 3, 1996 as part of the XVIth International Pigment Cell Conference. A questionnaire is included that will allow the interested reader to provide comments on the topic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, UCLA School of Medicine 90095-1713, USA.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Cochran
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000145:classification*; D010860:Pigments, Biological; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000145:classification*
chemical_list: D010860:Pigments, Biological