Interdigital melanoma simultaneously affecting two neighboring interdigital spaces : First description in the medical literature
| Autor: | Ilia Lozev, Georgi Tchernev, Yavor Grigorov, Cristiana Voicu, James W. Patterson, Victor Gabriel Clatici, Elisaveta Popchristova, Ivan Pidakev, José Carlos Cardoso, Hristo Mangarov, Uwe Wollina, Torello Lotti, Georgi Pehlivanov |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Pathology Skin Neoplasms Biopsy Acral lentiginous melanoma Amputation Surgical Lesion 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Humans Diagnostic Errors Caucasian population Grading (tumors) Melanoma Aged business.industry Tinea Pedis Clinical appearance General Medicine medicine.disease Dermatology 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Acral melanoma Female medicine.symptom business Medical literature |
| Zdroj: | Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946). 168(15-16) |
| ISSN: | 1563-258X |
| Popis: | Interdigital melanoma, as a subtype of acral lentiginous melanoma, is relatively uncommon in the Caucasian population. It frequently goes unrecognized for a prolonged period of time prior to diagnosis, due to its asymptomatic nature and variable clinical appearance.We report the case of a 67-year-old Caucasian woman who presented with interdigital malignant melanoma affecting two neighboring interdigital spaces. It had evolved over a period of more than 15 years and had been initially misdiagnosed as tinea pedis due to the macerated appearance of the lesion and a positive mycologic examination.We highlight the striking involvement of two adjacent interdigital spaces and the neighboring area of the sole of the foot by the tumor. The melanoma was staged as IIIC, with pathologic grading T4bN2bM CONCLUSIONS: The involvement of two adjacent interdigital spaces is unusual and, to our knowledge, has not been previously highlighted in the medical literature. It may be explained, in part, by the longstanding nature of the lesion in our patient. |
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