Acral lentiginous melanoma: an illustrative case report and brief review of the literature

Ward, David J.; Breach, N. M.; Hall-Smith, S. P.

doi:10.1016/0007-1226(84)90161-9

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“…Amelanotic malignant melanoma (AMM) is a relatively rare subtype with the incidence of 1.8 of all malignant melanoma cases . When the AMM occurs on the lower extremity, it may be misdiagnosed as other non‐pigmented skin lesions, including diabetic foot ulcer, infection, pyoderma gangrenosum, basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and other neoplasm . The nodular melanoma is the second most common type of melanoma and is characterised by an aggressive vertical growth pattern into the dermis.…”

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A rare case of acral amelanotic melanoma, nodular type

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Braniecki

Groth

2019

International Wound Journal

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Amelanotic melanoma is a rare melanoma subtype, and it is even more rare when it occurs at an acral site. We here present a case of a nodular amelanotic acral melanoma (NAAM) occurring on the heel of an 83‐year old female. It presented as an ulcerated pink nodular growth on the heel, which clinically mimicked other nodular non‐pigmented lesions, causing a delay in diagnosis until it was biopsied. This case is a demonstration of the critical importance to include NAAM in the differential diagnosis of nodular non‐pigmented skin lesions as to avoid delay in diagnosis and disease progression, in which early detection can provide the most modifiable prognostic factor.

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confidence: 99%