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Question ID: WS-75
Submitted by: Toby Hecht
March 7, 2011

The survival rate for patients with melanoma where there is no discernible primary tumor is significantly better than for those patients where there is a known primary. The phenomenon of an unknown primary in melanoma is not a rare occurrence and is more commonly found in patients under the age of 60. What is the role of the immune system in this disease process?

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