Acral Lentiginous Melanoma Developing during Long-standing Atypical Melanosis: Usefulness of Dermoscopy for Detection of Early Acral Melanoma.
- Author:
Tae Seok OH
1
;
Eui Jong BAE
;
Ki Woong RO
;
Soo Hong SEO
;
Sang Wook SON
;
Il Hwan KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Acral lentiginous melanoma; Dermoscopy
- MeSH: Biopsy; Dermoscopy; Melanoma; Melanosis
- From:Annals of Dermatology 2011;23(3):400-404
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Clinical guidelines suggest that suspicious pigmented lesions of the plantar or palmar area require biopsy for early detection of acral melanoma. We present here a case of acral lentiginous melanoma in which various melanocytic atypia was observed at each biopsy site, including focal melanocytic proliferation. We suggest that this atypical melanosis is part of a contiguous phase of invasive tumor growth, which is known as the very early stage of melanoma in situ. In addition, noninvasive dermoscopy has been effective for the early discovery of hidden lesions of acral melanoma.
