Amelanotic nodular melanoma misdiagnosed as a benign skin lesion: A rare case report from Syria.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

and importance: Amelanotic melanoma is a rare and aggressive type of melanoma. It is often diagnosed late because of the lack of melanin in its cells, and this causes treatment delay and, eventually, poor prognosis.

Case presentation

We report a case of a 79-year-old female patient that presented to the dermatology clinic with an asymptomatic lesion on the medial heel of the right foot, with no medical history of previous melanoma or related skin cancer. To get the right diagnosis, an incisional biopsy was performed, and the sample was sent to the pathology laboratory. The sample was stained with S100 and HMB-45 stains, and both were positive. Also, no melanin pigmented cells were seen, so the diagnosis was amelanotic nodular melanoma. The patient was then refer

SUBMITTER: Alshaghel MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8818517 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature