non melanoma skin cancer | white skin cancerDEFINITION skin cancer that starts in skin cells other than melanocytes<sup>1</sup><HR><sup>1</sup> melanocyte [ IATE:1485261 ] REFERENCE COM-Terminology Coordination, based on:<BR>American Cancer Society. <i>What is melanoma skin cancer?</i>, http://www.cancer.org/cancer/skincancer-melanoma/overviewguide/melanoma-skin-cancer-overview-what-is-melanoma [3.3.2015]
COMMENT Some types of non-melanoma cancer are:<LI>basal cell cancer<sup>1</sup><LI>squamous cell cancer<sup>2</sup><LI>Merkel cell cancer<LI>Kaposi sarcoma<sup>3</sup> <LI>lymphoma of the skin<HR><sup>1</sup> basal cell cancer [ IATE:1496094 ]<BR><sup>2</sup> squamous cell cancer [ IATE:1684733 ]<BR><sup>3</sup> Kaposi sarcoma [ IATE:1685766 ]
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