Acral Lentiginous Melanoma Diagnosed using Combination of Dermoscopic and Histopathological Examination

Calvin Santosa, Ni Luh Putu Ratih Vibriyanti Karna, A. A. Ari Agung Kayika Silayukti, Herman Saputra

2018

Abstract

Melanoma is a malignant tumor, which arises from melanocyte, and most commonly appears initially on the skin. Melanoma may arise also on mucosal surface even the leptomeningeal. Risk factors for melanoma could come endogenously and exogenously. Melanoma is still one of the leading causes of death by cancer in the world. Acral lentiginous melanoma (ALM) is an uncommon type of melanoma and usually diagnosed in the elderly on the extremities or nails. Clinically acral melanoma may be diagnosed as fungal infection or benign nevus lesion. Dermoscopy has helped clinician in differentiating between benign and malignant nevus lesion, hence not all cases need histopathological examination. Pathognomonic findings in melanoma lesion through dermoscopic examination may assist dermatologist in diagnosing melanoma. Main treatment for melanoma is still wide excision of the lesion and periodic monitoring post excision necessary to evaluate the risk of metastasis and mortality.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Santosa C., Vibriyanti Karna N., Silayukti A. and Saputra H. (2018). Acral Lentiginous Melanoma Diagnosed using Combination of Dermoscopic and Histopathological Examination.In Proceedings of the 23rd Regional Conference of Dermatology - Volume 1: RCD, ISBN 978-989-758-494-7, pages 363-367. DOI: 10.5220/0008157503630367

in Bibtex Style

@conference{rcd18,
author={Calvin Santosa and Ni Luh Putu Ratih Vibriyanti Karna and A. A. Ari Agung Kayika Silayukti and Herman Saputra},
title={Acral Lentiginous Melanoma Diagnosed using Combination of Dermoscopic and Histopathological Examination},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 23rd Regional Conference of Dermatology - Volume 1: RCD,},
year={2018},
pages={363-367},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0008157503630367},
isbn={978-989-758-494-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 23rd Regional Conference of Dermatology - Volume 1: RCD,
TI - Acral Lentiginous Melanoma Diagnosed using Combination of Dermoscopic and Histopathological Examination
SN - 978-989-758-494-7
AU - Santosa C.
AU - Vibriyanti Karna N.
AU - Silayukti A.
AU - Saputra H.
PY - 2018
SP - 363
EP - 367
DO - 10.5220/0008157503630367