31.   A malignant melanoma originally diagnosed four years ago had spread.

32.   Brodsky said Neilson will be treated with the drug phaliomide, which has been effective in treating multiple myeloma and is being used experimentally in malignant melanoma cases.

33.   Brodsky said Neilson will be treated with the drug thalidomide, which has been effective in treating multiple myeloma and is being used experimentally in malignant melanoma cases.

34.   It is not as apt to invade other tissue and spread as does malignant melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer.

35.   Malignant melanoma can spread to other parts of the body quickly, but when caught early is highly curable.

36.   Neilson was diagnosed Friday with malignant melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer.

37.   Tests conducted after the surgery showed the malignant melanomas had not spread and were not related.

38.   The hope is that interferon could be used as a general treatment against malignant melanoma.