Acral Amelanotic Melanoma Mimicking a Non-Healing Arterial Ulcer
Acral melanomas contribute to approximately 2–3% of melanomas but are commonly misdiagnosed due to their rarity, subtlety at onset and tendency to display amelanotic features. This case report describes a 70-year-old male with an amelanotic melanoma misdiagnosed as a non-healing arterial ulcer. Hist...
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| description | Acral melanomas contribute to approximately 2–3% of melanomas but are commonly misdiagnosed due to their rarity, subtlety at onset and tendency to display amelanotic features. This case report describes a 70-year-old male with an amelanotic melanoma misdiagnosed as a non-healing arterial ulcer. Histopathology demonstrated a Breslow 2.3 mm, Clark level IV acral lentiginous melanoma, which was definitively managed with surgical intervention. This case report highlights the importance of considering melanoma in the differential diagnosis of non-healing ulcers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2fbb09bd1fdb48adbf339135b9c315372022-12-22T00:51:49ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Dermatology1662-65672019-03-01111778110.1159/000499155499155Acral Amelanotic Melanoma Mimicking a Non-Healing Arterial UlcerPhillip CantwellHelena Van DamAcral melanomas contribute to approximately 2–3% of melanomas but are commonly misdiagnosed due to their rarity, subtlety at onset and tendency to display amelanotic features. This case report describes a 70-year-old male with an amelanotic melanoma misdiagnosed as a non-healing arterial ulcer. Histopathology demonstrated a Breslow 2.3 mm, Clark level IV acral lentiginous melanoma, which was definitively managed with surgical intervention. This case report highlights the importance of considering melanoma in the differential diagnosis of non-healing ulcers.https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/499155Acral melanomaAmelanotic melanomaNon-healing arterial ulcer misdiagnosis |
| spellingShingle | Phillip Cantwell Helena Van Dam Acral Amelanotic Melanoma Mimicking a Non-Healing Arterial Ulcer Case Reports in Dermatology Acral melanoma Amelanotic melanoma Non-healing arterial ulcer misdiagnosis |
| title | Acral Amelanotic Melanoma Mimicking a Non-Healing Arterial Ulcer |
| title_full | Acral Amelanotic Melanoma Mimicking a Non-Healing Arterial Ulcer |
| title_fullStr | Acral Amelanotic Melanoma Mimicking a Non-Healing Arterial Ulcer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acral Amelanotic Melanoma Mimicking a Non-Healing Arterial Ulcer |
| title_short | Acral Amelanotic Melanoma Mimicking a Non-Healing Arterial Ulcer |
| title_sort | acral amelanotic melanoma mimicking a non healing arterial ulcer |
| topic | Acral melanoma Amelanotic melanoma Non-healing arterial ulcer misdiagnosis |
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