Acral lentiginous melanoma in a young patient: A case report
The incidence of melanoma has been growing rapidly in recent years. Patients with melanoma are mostly reported to be more than 60- years-old, though incidence has been significantly increasing in young patients, as well. A rare type of malignant melanoma accounts for 2-3% of all melanomas, being acr...
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doaj-d06469a390784a89b71831c3f35006ef2020-11-24T23:03:47ZengSAGEYA Publishing CompanyHand and Microsurgery2458-78342016-12-015314414710.5455/handmicrosurg.206544206544Acral lentiginous melanoma in a young patient: A case reportUgur Horoz0Emre Inozu1Ergin Seven2Sebat Karamursel3Ali Teoman Tellioglu4Nesrin Gurcay5Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Education And Research Hospital Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Clinic, Ankara, Turkey Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Education And Research Hospital Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Clinic, Ankara, Turkey Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Education And Research Hospital Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Clinic, Ankara, TurkeyThe incidence of melanoma has been growing rapidly in recent years. Patients with melanoma are mostly reported to be more than 60- years-old, though incidence has been significantly increasing in young patients, as well. A rare type of malignant melanoma accounts for 2-3% of all melanomas, being acral lentiginous melanoma, most commonly found on the lower limb skin and usually occurring in the palms and nail-beds. A seventeen-year-old boy was admitted to the authors' clinic with a dark lesion on the nail-bed of the left hand index finger, apparently having the lesion for 2 years. The lesion had been sighted by the patient a long time before their visit and they had not been consulted with at a hospital. The first biopsy material determined malignant melanoma with the Breslow and Clark classifications being both grade 2. The complete lesion's pathological findings reported as acral malignant melanoma. The aim of this study was to indicate the importance of early diagnosis and prognosis of treatment of acral malignant melanoma in younger patients with a case of acral melanoma in of young patient. [Hand Microsurg 2016; 5(3.000): 144-147]http://www.scopemed.org/fulltextpdf.php?mno=206544Acral melanomayoungearly diagnosis and treatmentbiopsy |
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Ugur Horoz Emre Inozu Ergin Seven Sebat Karamursel Ali Teoman Tellioglu Nesrin Gurcay |
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Ugur Horoz Emre Inozu Ergin Seven Sebat Karamursel Ali Teoman Tellioglu Nesrin Gurcay Acral lentiginous melanoma in a young patient: A case report Hand and Microsurgery Acral melanoma young early diagnosis and treatment biopsy |
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Ugur Horoz Emre Inozu Ergin Seven Sebat Karamursel Ali Teoman Tellioglu Nesrin Gurcay |
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Acral lentiginous melanoma in a young patient: A case report |
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Acral lentiginous melanoma in a young patient: A case report |
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Acral lentiginous melanoma in a young patient: A case report |
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Acral lentiginous melanoma in a young patient: A case report |
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Acral lentiginous melanoma in a young patient: A case report |
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acral lentiginous melanoma in a young patient: a case report |
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SAGEYA Publishing Company |
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Hand and Microsurgery |
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2458-7834 |
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2016-12-01 |
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The incidence of melanoma has been growing rapidly in recent years. Patients with melanoma are mostly reported to be more than 60- years-old, though incidence has been significantly increasing in young patients, as well. A rare type of malignant melanoma accounts for 2-3% of all melanomas, being acral lentiginous melanoma, most commonly found on the lower limb skin and usually occurring in the palms and nail-beds. A seventeen-year-old boy was admitted to the authors' clinic with a dark lesion on the nail-bed of the left hand index finger, apparently having the lesion for 2 years. The lesion had been sighted by the patient a long time before their visit and they had not been consulted with at a hospital. The first biopsy material determined malignant melanoma with the Breslow and Clark classifications being both grade 2. The complete lesion's pathological findings reported as acral malignant melanoma. The aim of this study was to indicate the importance of early diagnosis and prognosis of treatment of acral malignant melanoma in younger patients with a case of acral melanoma in of young patient. [Hand Microsurg 2016; 5(3.000): 144-147] |
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Acral melanoma young early diagnosis and treatment biopsy |
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