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      Acral Amelanotic Melanoma Mimicking a Non-Healing Arterial Ulcer

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          Acral melanomas contribute to approximately 2–3% of melanomas but are commonly misdiagnosed due to their rarity, subtlety at onset and tendency to display amelanotic features. This case report describes a 70-year-old male with an amelanotic melanoma misdiagnosed as a non-healing arterial ulcer. Histopathology demonstrated a Breslow 2.3 mm, Clark level IV acral lentiginous melanoma, which was definitively managed with surgical intervention. This case report highlights the importance of considering melanoma in the differential diagnosis of non-healing ulcers.

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                Journal ID (publisher-id): CDE
                Journal ID (pmc): CDE
                Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.1662-6567
                Title: Case Reports in Dermatology
                Publisher: S. Karger AG
                ISSN (Electronic): 1662-6567
                Publication date Subscription-year: 2019
                Publication date Collection: January - April 2019
                Publication date (Electronic): 28 March 2019
                Volume: 11
                Issue: 1
                Pages: 77-81
                Affiliations
                Royal Perth Hospital, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Perth, Washington, Australia
                Author notes
                *Phillip Cantwell, 6/35 Mill Point Road, South Perth, WA 6151 (Australia), E-Mail pcc998@uowmail.edu.au
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                https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0372-8833
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                Publisher ID: 499155 Pmcid ID: PMC6489097 Other ID: Case Rep Dermatol 2019;11:77–81
                DOI: 10.1159/000499155
                PMC ID: PMC6489097
                PubMed ID: 31097933
                SO-VID: 605c7580-1a26-42f0-a481-cfbae8d93266
                Copyright © © 2019 The Author(s). Published by S. Karger AG, Basel
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                Date received : 31 December 2018
                Date accepted : 20 February 2019
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                Figures: 3, Pages: 5
                Categories
                Subject: Single Case

                ScienceOpen disciplines: Oncology & Radiotherapy,Pathology,Surgery,Dermatology,Pharmacology & Pharmaceutical medicine
                Keywords: Non-healing arterial ulcer misdiagnosis,Amelanotic melanoma,Acral melanoma
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                ScienceOpen disciplines: Oncology & Radiotherapy, Pathology, Surgery, Dermatology, Pharmacology & Pharmaceutical medicine
                Keywords: Non-healing arterial ulcer misdiagnosis, Amelanotic melanoma, Acral melanoma

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