In the hopes of helping the greater good, George joined MRA’s RARE Registry, a registry for patients with acral, mucosal, and ...

Acral lentiginous melanoma of the foot is a relatively rare but often very aggressive variant of melanoma. More commonly identified in patients with darker skin, diagnosis of the lesions is often ...

In people of color, melanoma often develops in areas where there is less sun exposure, such as the palm of the hands, soles ...

Melanoma can also appear in less-exposed areas, like the soles of the feet, palms, or under the nails, particularly in ...

After consideration for body surface area, cutaneous malignant melanoma density is greatest in the ears and face with a head-to-toe gradient.

Melanoma can form in areas that don’t receive much sun, such as the soles of your feet, palms of your hands, and fingernail beds. Sometimes, the skin will appear as usual even though melanoma ...

The clinical approach, epidemiology, diagnostic procedures, and management, along with followup of superficial spreading malignant melanoma are discussed. A 45-year-old Caucasian female presented ...

The melanoma returned in the scar tissue and was ... under their nails or on the soles of their feet — all areas that paradoxically get little sun exposure. “It’s a disease anyone can ...

"There was a mole on the bottom of my foot that they wanted to remove just to be careful," he said. "It came back as melanoma, but they are optimistic that we caught it in the early stages." ...