Acral lentiginous melanoma: an illustrative case report and brief review of the literature.
Acral lentiginous melanoma has not previously been reported in the English literature. It is a rare tumour occurring nearly always on the palmar and plantar surfaces and has only recently been recognised as a separate histological group of melanoma. Diagnosis can be difficult both clinically and histologically, and is often delayed. An illustrative case is presented and the world literature is briefly reviewed.
D005260:Female; D006365:Heel / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery