Glossary of Melanoma Terms - I

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Immunotherapy

Passive immunization of an individual by administration of preformed antibodies (serum or gamma globulin) actively produced in another individual; by extension, the term has come to include the use of immunopotentiators, replacement of immunocompetent lymphoid tissue (e.g., bone marrow or thymus), etc

In Situ

In its normal place; confined to the site of origin.

Incisional Biopsy

Technique in which a lesion is removed from the skin by cutting out the affected area. This technique is often used to remove larger lesions.

Invasive

Having the quality of invasiveness. Involving puncture of the skin or insertion of an instrument or foreign material into the body; said of diagnostic techniques

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