Biopsy followed by gross excision was associated with significantly greater survival outcomes than wide local excision for acral lentiginous melanoma.

Nuclear location of YAP was significantly more prevalent in acral lentiginous and nodular subtypes compared to cases of superficial spreading melanoma (P = .007).

Overall, patients with melanoma of unknown primary, mucosal/ocular melanomas and acral melanomas had the worst outcomes with 5-year survival rates of 0%, 40% and 78%, respectively.

For Southeast Asian patients, acral lentiginous melanoma (ALM) was the most common subtype at 15.34%. Additionally, 33.2% of this population had metastatic melanoma, which was the highest rate ...

ChatGPT ‘Diagnosis’ “Put a finger down if you asked AI to do a palm reading on you and they told you to get your mole checked because it looks like acral lentiginous melanoma,” says Rin ...

The earliest sign of acral lentiginous melanoma (ALM) is an oddly shaped and discolored patch of skin surrounded by normal skin. The skin may be raised, with black, gray, tan, red, or brown ...

Acral lentiginous melanoma is a subtype of cutaneous melanoma arising from palmar, plantar, or subungual skin. These tumors are characterized by aggressive biology, a low tumor mutational burden (TMB) ...

Subungel is a type of acral lentiginous melanoma that develops in non-sun-exposed body areas, such as the palms and soles. "It's more rare, but it's also potentially more aggressive," said Dr ...

A 25-year-old mother from Redding, Cassidy Jade, is undergoing treatment for a rare and aggressive form of melanoma known as acral lentiginous melanoma (ALM). Jennifer Lott, the mother of Cassidy ...