Acral Nevus Versus Acral Melanoma

Penvadee Pattanaprichakul; Christopher R. Shea; Jon A. Reed; Victor G. Prieto

doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-1444-9_16

Acral Nevus Versus Acral Melanoma

Penvadee Pattanaprichakul
, Christopher R. Shea
, Jon A. Reed
, Victor G. Prieto

Department of Dermatology

University of Chicago Medical Center
CellNEtix Pathology & Laboratories
University of Houston

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Abstract

The majority of acral melanocytic nevi on the palms, soles, nail bed, and nail matrix generally do not pose diagnostic dilemmas. However, a number of lesions show overlapping architectural and cytological features with acral melanoma. Besides histopathologic features, the combination of clinical context of patients’ age, diameter of lesion, and dermoscopic findings should help differentiate between acral nevus and acral melanoma. Since prognosis of acral melanoma is generally poor primarily due to delayed detection leading to advanced stage of disease, accurate early diagnosis is essential in the management of these patients.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Pathology of Challenging Melanocytic Neoplasms
Subtitle of host publication	Diagnosis and Management
Publisher	Springer New York
Pages	157-168
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Electronic)	9781493914449
ISBN (Print)	9781493914432
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1444-9_16
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2014

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