Plantar melanoma: Results of treatment in three population groups

Abstract

Black patients were seen more frequently with advanced local disease, and nearly half had disseminated disease. Those of mixed ancestry had a histogenetic type resembling that of black patients, but the Breslow depth of penetration was similar to that of white patients. Education programs to heighten awareness of both patient and physician are required to enable earlier diagnosis and improve outcome.

Palmoplantar Malignant Melanoma in the Brazzaville University Hospital

“…[3] noted a media age of 63,3±14,4 years at the time of diagnosis , which is similar to the result of our population sample. We can confirm, like other authors that PPMM is a pathology of the elderly [3][4][5].…”

“…[4] cohort with a high frequency in black subjects (75%) than in white skin subjects (23) [6]. The female preponderance of PPMM was noted in our setting which can explain the fact that that population is professionally active, in household activities and are more exposed to micro traumas in the plantar area which was also noted by Swan and al.…”

“…In our setting, the occurrence of PPMM is a non-negligible reality (38, 4%) in the overall skin cancers registered against 5% for other authors [2,3]. Regarding the sex ratio, the data remains contradictory, we noted a female preponderance same as, but others African authors retrieve a male preponderance [4][5][6]. Franke and al.…”

The Epidemiology of Cutaneous Melanoma in the White and Black African Population Groups in South Africa

“…No significant difference between Black Africans and Whites in the percentage of the cases presenting under the age of 40 was demonstrated, indicating that age as a risk factor did not differ with skin color (13). In those patients living in Cape Town who developed CM on the sole of the foot or nail bed, the mean age was 56 (range 19-83) in Whites and 60.9 (range 30-83) in Black Africans (42). Therefore, there is no significant age difference between these two population groups with regard to this subtype of melanoma.…”

An Acral lentiginous melanoma case with typical dermoscopy findings

“…İn-situ lezyon için cerrahi sınır 0.5-1 cm iken, 1 mm'nin altındaki bir lezyon için 1 cm, 1-2 mm'lik bir lezyon için 1-2 cm, 2-4 mm'lik lezyon için 2 cm olmalıdır. Yapılan çalışmalarda 2 cm'nin üzerinde sağlam deriyi almanın lokal rekürrens oranını azaltmadığı bildirilmiştir (6,7). Gerekirse yüzeyel fasyayı içine alacak şekilde bütün lenfatik kanallar cerrahi olarak çıkarılabilir.…”