title: Acral lentiginous melanoma: case studies from Kauai.
abstract: Cutaneous malignant is generally regarded as a skin cancer of Caucasians. However, one subtype, acral lentiginous melanoma (ALM), has an equal distribution among all ethnic groups and is the variant most common in non-Caucasians. In its early stage it is difficult to recognize and, unless diagnosed early, has a very poor prognosis. Herein, we present 3 cases of ALM seen on Kauai in 1990.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Wilcox Memorial Hospital, Lihue, Hawaii.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Charles
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Elpern
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D006254:Hawaii; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010679:Philippines / Q000208:ethnology; D011379:Prognosis; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology