Open AccessHyperkeratotic Acral Melanoma Mimicking a Common Wart
Author(s) -
Vincenzo Vindigni,
Carlotta Scarpa,
Franco Bassetto
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
plastic and reconstructive surgery. global open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.759
H-Index - 28
ISSN - 2169-7574
DOI - 10.1097/gox.0000000000000336
Subject(s) - dermatology , common warts , medicine , melanoma , amputation , thumb , surgery , human papillomavirus , cancer research
Summary: 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