title: [Amelanotic malignant melanoma: about three cases].
abstract: The amelanotic melanoma is a rare type of malignant melanoma. The purpose of this report is to point out this aspect of melanoma, whose diagnostic delay is frequent. We describe one localisation on the penis, rare in this kind of melanoma and two cases of the extremities, more frequent localization of the amelanotic melanoma. The therapeutic issues and recommendation are similar to the classical pigmented malignant melanoma.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie orthopédique et plastique, hôpital de la Cavale-Blanche, boulevard Tanguy-Prigent, 29200 Brest, France. bmercadier12@hotmail.com
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mercadier
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Valentin
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sassolas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018328:Melanoma, Amelanotic / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014034:Toes / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery