A biopsy taken from the nail matrix showed an increased number of melanocytes, atypia, and transepidermal invasion, features consistent with malignant melanoma (Figure 2). A surgical excision was ...

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 ...

(A) HMB-45 (−), ×200. (B) P16 (−), ×200. (C) Cyclin D1 (+), ×200. (D) Ki-67 (about 20%, +), ×200. imageFigure 1 (A) A pinkish nodule with an ulcerated surface on the inner of the left leg. (B) ...

mRNA specialist BioNTech has chalked up an important win in its cancer pipeline, showing efficacy with its BNT111 vaccine candidate in a phase 2 trial in advanced melanoma. The study is looking at ...

Melanoma is a type of cancer that starts in cells called melanocytes. These are found in the skin, the layer of tissue lining some parts of your body (mucous membrane) and the eye. This section is ...

Subungual melanoma is rare but serious. Unlike other skin cancers, subungual melanoma isn’t linked to sun exposure. It’s most likely to develop in your big toe, thumb or index finger.

Treatment depends on how deep the melanoma is and whether it has spread. This is called the stage of the cancer. Treatment also depends on your general health and where the melanoma is on your body.

A biopsy was performed, and eight weeks later, the results revealed it was subungual melanoma, a type of acral lentiginous melanoma (ALM). "Knowing what I know, this diagnosis was music to my ears ...

Melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer. It develops when skin cells multiply rapidly as a consequence of mutations in their DNA caused by UV exposure. Melanomas originate in the pigment ...

The charter captain and Below Deck Down Under star recently spoke to PEOPLE about being diagnosed with melanoma in December after noticing changes in a sunspot on his left side. “I had a little ...

Research breakthroughs are giving patients with atopic dermatitis/eczema more ways to treat this condition. See what a treatment plan may include.