Open AccessAcral hyperpigmented macule suspicious of malignant melanoma
Author(s) -
Kado Soichiro,
Kamiya Koji,
Maekawa Takeo,
Komine Mayumi,
Murata Satoru,
Ohtsuki Mamitaro
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous immunology and allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.127
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 2574-4593
DOI - 10.1002/cia2.12224
Subject(s) - medicine , melanoma , dermatology , nodular melanoma , hyperpigmentation , lesion , acral lentiginous melanoma , pathology , nevus , cancer research
Dermoscopy is a noninvasive useful tool to differentiate malignant melanoma from other benign or malignant skin lesions. One of the recent advances in dermoscopy is the significance of parallel ridge pattern, which has 99% specificity in detecting malignant melanoma on the acral volar skin. Here, we report a case of acral hyperpigmented macule suspicious of malignant melanoma.