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Acral Lentiginous Melanoma : A Case Control Study and Guidelines Update
Joint Authors
Ioannidou, Georgia
Kosmidis, Christoforos
Vasiliadou, Kalliopi
Anthimidis, Georgios
Grigoriou, Marios
Baka, Sofia
Efthimiadis, Christoforos
Makedou, Fotini
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-04-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Malignant melanoma incidence is increasing dramatically.
We report herein a case of the rarest acral lentiginous type.
Case Report.
A 58-year-old man presented with a melanoma resembling lesion over the sole of his right foot, measuring 15–20 mm in diameter.
An excisional biopsy with a narrow (2 mm) margin of surrounding skin was obtained.
Histological findings were consistent with a diagnosis of acral lentiginous melanoma.
Sentinel lymph node biopsy was also performed and micrometastases were not identified in frozen-section examination.
According to the AJCC system, the tumor stage was IB (T2aN0M0).
A wide local excision of the biopsy scar with a margin of 2 cm was performed.
A split-thickness thick skin graft was used to reconstruct the excisional defect.
During an 18-month followup, no local or distant recurrence has been observed.
This paper aims to extract an updated rational approach to the management of this disease out of an enormous body of knowledge.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kosmidis, Christoforos& Efthimiadis, Christoforos& Anthimidis, Georgios& Grigoriou, Marios& Vasiliadou, Kalliopi& Ioannidou, Georgia…[et al.]. 2011. Acral Lentiginous Melanoma : A Case Control Study and Guidelines Update. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-489131
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kosmidis, Christoforos…[et al.]. Acral Lentiginous Melanoma : A Case Control Study and Guidelines Update. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kosmidis, Christoforos& Efthimiadis, Christoforos& Anthimidis, Georgios& Grigoriou, Marios& Vasiliadou, Kalliopi& Ioannidou, Georgia…[et al.]. Acral Lentiginous Melanoma : A Case Control Study and Guidelines Update. Case Reports in Medicine. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-489131
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-489131