英和和英

a technique used to help determine the stage (extent) of melanoma and certain squamous cell cancers. a sample of skin that contains tumor tissue is examined under a microscope to find out how thick the tumor is and/or how deeply the tumor has grown into the skin or connective tissues.

黒色腫と特定の扁平上皮細胞がんにおいて、病期（存在範囲）判定を補助する目的で用いられる手法。腫瘍組織が含まれる皮膚標本を顕微鏡で観察し、腫瘍の厚さや、腫瘍の増殖が皮膚や結合組織内のどの程度の深さにまで及んでいるのかを調べる。