Acral Lentiginous Malignant Melanoma

Known as: Acral Lentiginous Melanoma, malignant melanoma, acral lentiginous, melanoma, acral lentiginous malignant 
A form of melanoma occurring most often on the plantar, palmar, subungual, and periungual skin. It presents as a pigmented macular lesion with… (More)
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Melanoma survival in the United States, 1992 to 2005.
BACKGROUND Population-based data on melanoma survival are important for understanding the impact of demographic and clinical… (More)
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Racial and ethnic variations in incidence and survival of cutaneous melanoma in the United States, 1999-2006.
BACKGROUND Most melanoma studies use data from the National Cancer Institute Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program… (More)
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2011
2011
Acral pigmented spitz nevus that clinically mimicked acral lentiginous malignant melanoma.
Pigmented Spitz nevus is a benign melanocytic skin lesion with distinct clinical features and it is frequently found on the… (More)
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Review
2011
Review
2011
Acral lentiginous melanoma.
Acral lentiginous melanoma is an uncommon skin malignancy that occurs with equal frequency in all races and has a worse prognosis… (More)
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Acral lentiginous melanoma: incidence and survival patterns in the United States, 1986-2005.
OBJECTIVE To examine incidence and survival patterns of acral lentiginous melanoma (ALM) in the United States. DESIGN… (More)
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Incidence of cutaneous melanoma among non-Hispanic Whites, Hispanics, Asians, and Blacks: an analysis of California Cancer Registry data, 1988-93
Cutaneous malignant melanoma occurs less frequently among non-Whitepopulations than among Whites. As a result, little is known… (More)
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1991
1991
Differential expression of melanoma associated antigens in acral lentiginous melanoma and in nodular melanoma lesions.
The reactivity in an avidin-biotin complex immunoperoxidase reaction with a large panel of anti-human melanoma associated antigen… (More)
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Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Cutaneous melanoma in relation to intermittent and constant sun exposure--the Western Canada Melanoma Study.
The histories of exposure to sun through occupational, recreational and vacation activities of 595 patients with newly incident… (More)
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1983
1983
Acral lentiginous melanoma. A clinicopathologic study of 36 patients.
Acral lentiginous melanoma (ALM) is a distinct variant of malignant melanoma with a predilection for the soles, palms, and nail… (More)
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1982
1982
Acral lentiginous melanoma. A clinicopathologic entity.
Acral lentiginous melanoma (ALM) is the fourth clinicopathologic variant of malignant melanoma. It occurs on volar surfaces of… (More)
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