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- STAGE
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- Stage I
- Localized primary melonoma 89-94 percent
- Stage II
- Localized recurrence within or adjacent to the scar 74-77 percent
- Stage III
- Regional metastases
- IIIA In-transit metastases 70-81 percent
- IIIB Positive regional lymph nodes 48-54 percent
- IIIAB In-transit metastases with regional nodes 30-45 percent
- Stage IV
- Systemic metastases, positive iliac lymph nodes 20-25 percent