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Acral melanoma foot lesions. Part 1: epidemiology, aetiology, and molecular pathology.
Clinical and experimental dermatology - 1 Dec 2017
Desai A, Ugorji R, Khachemoune A
Abstract excerpt
Acral melanoma (AM) is a rare subtype of cutaneous malignant melanoma (MM) found on acral skin, primarily on the soles of the feet. Although rare, it is the most common subtype of MM found in patients of African or East Asian ethnicity and has a poor prognosis, often because of the more advanced stage of presentation at diagnosis. The pathogenesis of AM is unclear, but genetic alterations, including mutations in...
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