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→Breslow thickness: remove -- it contradicts the CAP protocol
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*[[AKA]] ''maximum tumour thickness''.
*[[AKA]] ''maximum tumour thickness''.
*Depth measured from stratum granulosum to deepest intradermal tumour cell - predictive of survival.<ref name=Ref_PCPBoD8>{{Ref PCPBoD8|595}}</ref>
*Depth measured from stratum granulosum to deepest intradermal tumour cell - predictive of survival.<ref name=Ref_PCPBoD8>{{Ref PCPBoD8|595}}</ref>
Note:
*This differs from how [[squamous cell carcinoma]] thickness is measured. It is measure from the basement membrane.<ref name=Ref_ABPR275>{{Ref ABPR|275}}</ref>


====Clark level====
====Clark level====