Acral Lentiginous Melanoma Presenting with Amelanotic Metastasis
Acral melanoma is an aggressive subtype of melanoma which presents on palms soles and nails. It is more frequently seen in patients with Asian or African descent. It usually presents at an advanced stage due to a lack of patient awareness and diagnostic delay. Here, we report a case of an elderly ma...
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| author | Alaka J Mohan AjithkumarKidanga zhiyathmana Neelakandhan Asokan |
| author_facet | Alaka J Mohan AjithkumarKidanga zhiyathmana Neelakandhan Asokan |
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| description | Acral melanoma is an aggressive subtype of melanoma which presents on palms soles and nails. It is more frequently seen in patients with Asian or African descent. It usually presents at an advanced stage due to a lack of patient awareness and diagnostic delay. Here, we report a case of an elderly male who presented with unusual nodules on the upper limb. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-191392263b2b4b9ea43497fb8328b1ec2025-02-06T05:07:41ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsClinical Dermatology Review2542-551X2542-55282025-01-0191889010.4103/cdr.cdr_106_24Acral Lentiginous Melanoma Presenting with Amelanotic MetastasisAlaka J MohanAjithkumarKidanga zhiyathmanaNeelakandhan AsokanAcral melanoma is an aggressive subtype of melanoma which presents on palms soles and nails. It is more frequently seen in patients with Asian or African descent. It usually presents at an advanced stage due to a lack of patient awareness and diagnostic delay. Here, we report a case of an elderly male who presented with unusual nodules on the upper limb.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/cdr.cdr_106_24acral melanomaamelanotic metastasescutaneous metastases |
| spellingShingle | Alaka J Mohan AjithkumarKidanga zhiyathmana Neelakandhan Asokan Acral Lentiginous Melanoma Presenting with Amelanotic Metastasis Clinical Dermatology Review acral melanoma amelanotic metastases cutaneous metastases |
| title | Acral Lentiginous Melanoma Presenting with Amelanotic Metastasis |
| title_full | Acral Lentiginous Melanoma Presenting with Amelanotic Metastasis |
| title_fullStr | Acral Lentiginous Melanoma Presenting with Amelanotic Metastasis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acral Lentiginous Melanoma Presenting with Amelanotic Metastasis |
| title_short | Acral Lentiginous Melanoma Presenting with Amelanotic Metastasis |
| title_sort | acral lentiginous melanoma presenting with amelanotic metastasis |
| topic | acral melanoma amelanotic metastases cutaneous metastases |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/cdr.cdr_106_24 |
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