title: [A woman with a tumour on the sole of her foot].
abstract: A 53-year-old woman came to de department of Dermatology with a tumour on the sole of her foot that appeared 5 years ago. A histology test revealed a desmoplastic melanoma. This is a rare type of melanoma that is, in an early stage, frequently mistaken for a benign tumour. Desmoplastic melanoma has a high rate of local recurrence and a low incidence of distant metastases, unlike other melanomas.
authors.affiliation: Maxima Medisch Centrum, afd. Dermatologie, Eindhoven.
authors.forename: Yvonne
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Roest
authors.forename: Astrid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kuijpers
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005528:Foot / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D000096142:Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma