acral lentiginous melanoma

Term ID

DOID:6367

Synonyms

• acral lentiginous melanoma, malignant
• malignant acral lentiginous melanoma

Definition

A skin melanoma that is characterized by slow growth of a small pigmented spot on the skin with a clearly defined edge, surrounded by normal-appearing skin and occurs on occurs on non hair-bairing surfaces including hands and feet, subungual sites, and fingers or toes. (3)

References

• GARD:9570

Ontology

Human Disease   ( DOID:6367 )