title: Superficial spreading melanoma arising in a longstanding melanocytic nevus on the sole.
abstract: In Asians, the plantar surface is the commonest site for cutaneous melanoma, and most melanomas arising in this region are the acral lentiginous type. Herein we describe a rare case of superficial spreading melanoma arising in a longstanding melanocytic nevus on the sole of a Korean.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea.
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Minn
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology*; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*