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Acral lentiginous melanoma

A form of melanoma occurring most often on the plantar, palmar, subungual, and periungual skin. It presents as a pigmented macular lesion with irregular borders. Morphologically, it consists of atypical spindled and dendritic melanocytes. The epidermis is often hyperplastic and there is pagetoid infiltration of the epidermis by anaplastic cells.

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acral melanoma
malignant
acral lentiginous malignant melanoma
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What is the most common types of melanoma? 1- Superficial spreading melanoma 2- Acral lentiginous melanoma 3- Mucosal melanoma 4- Nodular melanoma 5- Polypoid melanoma

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