title: Malignant melanoma of the foot and ankle.
abstract: Malignant melanoma is a serious and devastating skin disease that podiatrists may be called upon to treat. It is pertinent that delays in diagnosis and treatment of malignant melanoma be avoided. Some of the topics discussed in this article are causes, clinical features, classification, and treatment of malignant melanoma, focusing on the foot and ankle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Podiatric Surgery/Traumatology, Broadlawns Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa, USA.
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: John
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Hayes
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dickerson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000842:Ankle / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors