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3995482

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-6-26
pubmed:abstractText
Melanoma occurs much less frequently among Japanese than among white people. The occurrence of subungual melanoma is uncommon both among white and among Japanese people. However, the authors found 16 subungual melanomas among 86 cases of cutaneous melanoma (19%) at their clinic, quite a high incidence. Of these, 69% (11/16) occurred on the hands and 31% (5/16) on the feet. By far the most common site was the right thumb. Histologic examination revealed that 67% were characterized by acral lentiginous, 50% by superficial spreading, and that there were no nodular melanomas. Most were Clark's Level IV and V at the time of diagnosis. The 5-year survival rate for subungual melanoma was 40%. No statistically significant differences in rate were found between subungual melanoma and volar melanoma. The term "acral" melanoma is recommended to describe the melanomas in the acral regions, because it is descriptive of the regions directly affected.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0008-543X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
55
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2725-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
Subungual melanoma. A clinicopathologic study of 16 Japanese cases.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't