stage IV melanoma

Definition of stage IV melanoma

stage IV melanoma

(... MEH-luh-NOH-muh)
Cancer has spread to other parts of the body, such as the lung, liver, brain, spinal cord, bone, soft tissue (including muscle), gastrointestinal tract, and/or distant lymph nodes. Cancer may have spread to places in the skin far away from where it first started.

Source: NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms