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In medicine, Breslow's depth is used as a prognostic factor in melanoma of the skin. It is a description of how deeply tumor cells have invaded. Depth of invasion was first reported as a prognostic factor in melanoma by the surgeon Dr. A. Breslow in 1970. In recognition of his contribution, the depth of invasion of melanoma is referred to by the eponym Breslow's depth. Subsequent studies confirmed and refined...

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