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In about 3% of all melanomas, no primary tumour can be found on the skin.
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Men are more frequently affected than women.
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About 90% of all malignant melanomas develop on the skin. Of the remainder, a large proportion develop in the eye (choroidal melanoma) or on the mucous membranes close to the skin.
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- Garbe C et al (2003) Melanocytic naevi and malignant melanoma. In: Kerl H et al (ed.) Histopathology of the skin. Springer Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg New York, S. 629-649
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