When melanoma begins in or around the fingernail or toenail, it’s called subungual melanoma, or nail melanoma for short. Nail melanoma is uncommon. As part of a broader category of cancers ...

Subungual and plantar areas are common sites of malignant melanomas, and involvement of the eyelid margin portends a poor prognosis. Other rare variants-desmoplastic, amelanotic, and polypoid ...

However, according to the American Academy of Dermatology Association (AADA), it can also form under and around the nails, a condition known as subungual melanoma. This rare type of melanoma is ...