A Case of Amelanotic Subungual Melanoma.

Author: Sun Ji KIM ¹ ; Hyun Jeong PARK ; Jun Young LEE ; Baik Kee CHO
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1. Department of Dermatology, St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. bkchoi@catholic.ac.kr
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Amelanotic subungual melanoma
MeSH: Adult; Bowen's Disease; Female; Humans; Lichen Planus; Melanoma; Sarcoidosis; Skin; Skin Diseases
From:Annals of Dermatology 2008;20(1):26-28
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: Amelanotic subungual melanoma is a rare dermatosis, and it is frequently misdiagnosed probably because of its nonspecific clinical features. We herein report on a case of amelanotic subungual melanoma extended to the adjacent skin in a 36-year-old Korean woman. This case is interesting in that clinically, it needed differentiation from Bowen's disease, lichen planus, sarcoidosis, etc. and very early invading features of the melanoma were observed on the histopathologic section.