Complete destruction of the nail plate with deep pigmentation into the digit pulp and the proximal nail fold. - a subungual melanoma (ALM-patient2)
Keywords: Asymmetric structure, Breslow depth 0.5mm, Clinical image, Foot, Hallux, Histopathology-confirmed, Hutchinson sign, Irregular pigment, Lesion (cancerous), Male, Maori ethnicity, Melanoma, Nail, Nail destruction, Nail unit melanoma, Skin of colour, Superficial spreading melanoma, Toe, Tumour, Ulceration
Acral lentiginous melanoma (ALM) is a rare subtype of melanoma arising on the palms, soles, or under the nails. It is also known as acral melanoma.
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