Hyperkeratotic Acral Melanoma Mimicking a Common Wart

Hyperkeratotic Acral Melanoma Mimicking a Common Wart

Acral melanoma is a great pretender; anything but i nfrequently, it adopts clinical faces, simulating skin conditions that make the healthcare provider diagnose it as a benign disease of the palms, soles, and ungual regions. We present a case of a hyperkeratotic acral melanoma that has been misdiagnosed and that has led to an amputation of the thumb.

Acral melanoma with hyperkeratosis mimicking a pigmented wart

Acral lentiginous melanoma (ALM) of the sole sometimes has a hyperkeratotic appearance and mimics a pigmented wart. We report a case of an 81-year-old woman with an ALM on the left sole with hyperkeratosis. Due to its presentation it was difficult to make a correct diagnosis at the beginning. Finally we noticed several small, pigmented macules around the wart-like lesion with the parallel ridge...

Acral Lentiginous Melanoma: Report of a misdiagnosed case

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Acral Hypomelanocytic Melanoma of Left Great Toe: A Rare Cancer

Advanced acral melanoma.

CASE REPORT A 47-year-old Caucasian man presented to the dermatology department for evaluation of a mass on his left foot. Six years prior, the patient had dropped a sledgehammer on his left great toe causing significant toenail damage, nail loss, and enlarging ulceration despite meticulous wound care. Ten months before presentation, the patient noted rapid growth of the left great toe mass tha...