Skin, Hair & Nails terms

A fluid-filled sac in the outer layer of skin.

Surgery to remove the top layer of skin of the vulva (the external female genital organs, including the clitoris, vaginal lips, and the opening to the vagina).

Abnormal melanocytes (cells that make melanin, the pigment that gives skin its color) are found in the epidermis (outer layer of the skin).

Abnormal cells are found in the lower part of the epidermis (the outer layer of the skin).

May be either of the following: (1) stage IA cancer affecting less than 10% of the skin's surface and appearing as red, dry, scaly patches; (2) stage IB cancer affecting 10% or more of the skin's…

Stage I is divided into stages IA and IB.

Cancer that forms in squamous cells in the skin or in the lower part of the epidermis (the outer layer of the skin).

A drug used to treat skin problems caused by cutaneous T-cell lymphoma that have not gotten better after other treatment.

A monoclonal antibody being studied in the treatment of melanoma and some other types of cancer.

A type of radiation therapy using electrons that is directed at the entire surface of the body.

A drug that is used to treat cutaneous T-cell lymphoma that does not get better, gets worse, or comes back during or after treatment with other drugs.