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andrewmathias8
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For completion's sake, please add "under the nails", as it is a common location where this melanoma subtype may arise.
American Academy of Dermatology: https://www.aad.org/public/everyday-care/nail-care-secrets/basics/nail-changes-dermatologist-should-examine
American Cancer Society: https://www.cancer.org/cancer/types/melanoma-skin-cancer/about/what-is-melanoma.html
The American Journal of Surgery: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8376182/
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Photo credit: Hindawi [https://www.hindawi.com/journals/crim/2011/670581/] Christoforos Kosmidis, Christoforos Efthimiadis, Georgios Anthimidis, Marios Grigoriou, Kalliopi Vasiliadou, Georgia Ioannidou, Fotini Makedou, Sofia Baka, "Acral Lentiginous Melanoma: A Case Control Study and Guidelines Update", Case Reports in Medicine, vol. 2011, Article ID 670581, 4 pages, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/670581 (1st); Image licensed by DermNet and used with permission, CC-BY-NC-ND 3.0 NZ (2nd)
Often in dark-skinned individuals; not related to UV light exposure
Photo credit: Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons and Omar Bari (1st); Philip R. Cohen, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (2nd); 0x6adb015, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (3rd); Will Blake, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (4th)
Photo credit: Hindawi [https://www.hindawi.com/journals/crim/2011/670581/] Christoforos Kosmidis, Christoforos Efthimiadis, Georgios Anthimidis, Marios Grigoriou, Kalliopi Vasiliadou, Georgia Ioannidou, Fotini Makedou, Sofia Baka, "Acral Lentiginous Melanoma: A Case Control Study and Guidelines Update", Case Reports in Medicine, vol. 2011, Article ID 670581, 4 pages, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/670581 (1st); Image licensed by DermNet and used with permission, CC-BY-NC-ND 3.0 NZ (2nd)
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