A rare case of subungual melanoma

A 51-year-old male presented with blackish discoloration of nails of 10 months duration. Examination revealed black dystrophic left thumb finger nail. Detailed examination showed a mass under the dystrophic nail. Hutchinson sign was positive. Histopathology revealed characteristic features of melano...

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Published inIndian journal of dermatology Vol. 60; no. 2; pp. 188 - 190
Main Authors Verma, Rajesh, Kakkar, Sunita, Vasudevan, Biju, Rana, Vandana, Mitra, Debdeep, Neema, Shekar
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.03.2015
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
Diagnosis
Excision (Surgery)
Health aspects
Hutchinson′s
Medical prognosis
Melanoma
Metastasis
Mortality
Skin cancer
subungual
India
melanoma
metastasis
Hutchinson's
subungual
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Summary:A 51-year-old male presented with blackish discoloration of nails of 10 months duration. Examination revealed black dystrophic left thumb finger nail. Detailed examination showed a mass under the dystrophic nail. Hutchinson sign was positive. Histopathology revealed characteristic features of melanoma. A detailed evaluation revealed no features of local or distant metastasis. The entire lesion was then removed surgically along with disarticulation at the interphalangeal joint. Resection-free margin was confirmed. This case is being reported for the rare occurrence of subungual melanoma in the Indian population and also for presentation with a long history of lesion with no evidence of metastasis.
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ISSN:0019-5154
1998-3611
DOI:10.4103/0019-5154.152526