A Case of Acral Lentiginous Melanoma.
- Author:
Shin Taek OH
1
;
In Gang JANG
;
Sung Wook KIM
;
Dong HOUH
;
Baik Kee CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Acral lentiginous melanoma
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Dermis;
Epidermis;
Female;
Humans;
Hutchinson's Melanotic Freckle;
Melanocytes;
Melanoma*;
Middle Aged;
Prognosis
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2001;39(3):336-338
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Acral lentiginous melanoma has a poor prognosis, because it has relatively short radial growth phase than lentigo maligna melanoma does. A 50 year-old female was presented with a 4X5cm-sized irregularly pigmented patch developed on the left palm. Initial punch biopsy examinations revealed atypical melanocytes only in the epidermis. But, after complete excision, melanoma cells were also observed in the upper dermis. We report an unusual case of acral lentiginous melanoma which showed vertical growth phase after twenty years of radial growth phase.
