Richard Carvajal, MD, director of Experimental Therapeutics and director of the Melanoma Service at Columbia University Medical Center, discusses the biology and distinctions of extracutaneous melanoma.

Extracutaneous melanoma is a very distinct disease from a biological and clinical standpoint, according to Carvajal. Extracutaneous melanoma needs to be thought of as a different disease than cutaneous melanoma, Carvajal adds, since they do not respond to treatments the same way.

Richard Carvajal, MD

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Dr. Carvajal Discusses the Biology of Extracutaneous Melanoma