Dermoscopy of acral melanoma

Authors

  • María Rosario Peralta Institute of Medical Research Dr. Alfredo Lanari, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Sonia Rodríguez Saa Our Lady of Carmen Hospital, Godoy Cruz, Mendoza, Argentina
  • Gabriel Salerni Centennial Provincial Hospital, Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
  • Emilia N. Cohen Sabban Institute of Medical Research Dr. Alfredo Lanari, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Horacio A. Cabo Institute of Medical Research Dr. Alfredo Lanari, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Keywords:

dermatoscopy

Abstract

Acral melanoma (AM) represents 10% of melanomas. To understand its dermatoscopic findings, it is necessary to interpret the anatomical structure of the palmoplantar skin, which is characterized by the presence, on its surface, of dermatoglyphics, formed by grooves and ridges of parallel distribution, eccrine glands and absence of hair follicles1.

Author Biographies

María Rosario Peralta, Institute of Medical Research Dr. Alfredo Lanari, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Medical Dermatologist. First Assistant of the Dermatology Service

Sonia Rodríguez Saa, Our Lady of Carmen Hospital, Godoy Cruz, Mendoza, Argentina

Medical Dermatologist. Dermatology Service

Gabriel Salerni, Centennial Provincial Hospital, Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina

Dermatologist doctor. Dermatology Service

Emilia N. Cohen Sabban, Institute of Medical Research Dr. Alfredo Lanari, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Associate Professor of Dermatology. Head of the Dermatology Service

Horacio A. Cabo, Institute of Medical Research Dr. Alfredo Lanari, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Full Professor University of Buenos Aires. Consulting Physician of the Dermatology Service

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Published

2018-06-01

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 2 (2018): April-June 2018

Section

Dermoscopy

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