Acral-acroma Malignant Melanoma. A Clinical Case Report and Review of Literature

Authors

  • Corina-Maria Botici Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy Oradea, Specialization: Medicine
  • Lăcrimioara Covaci Faculty of Letters, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
  • Claudia Judea-Pusta Morphological Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea
  • Andrei Pașcalău Morphological Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15386/cjmed-801

Keywords:

acral-acroma malignant melanoma, lymph node metastases, immunohistochemistry, diagnosis certainty

Abstract

Objective. The main objective of this paper is to emphasize the importance of the early diagnosis of certainty in the cases of acral-acroma malignant melanoma in order to increase the survival rate.

Method. The paper is a review of specialty literature and presents a clinical case of acral-acroma malignant melanoma. Clinical case: acral-acroma malignant melanoma with confirmed lymph node metastases and possibly secondary remote dissemination to the skin in a male patient aged 16 years. We conducted histo-pathological and immunohistochemical examinations of the collected tissue-fragments.

Results. The results obtained from the histochemical and immunohisto-chemical examinations are presented, as well as the problems of differential diagnosis.

Conclusion. The early diagnosis of certainty significantly increases the survival rate. Knowledge and awareness of the population on the use of preventive measures regarding the occurence of the acral-acroma malignant melanoma is therefore required.

Author Biographies

Corina-Maria Botici, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy Oradea, Specialization: Medicine

Medicine

Lăcrimioara Covaci, Faculty of Letters, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca

Faculty of Letters, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca

Claudia Judea-Pusta, Morphological Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea

Morphological Department

Andrei Pașcalău, Morphological Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea

Morphological Department

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Published

2018-01-30

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Botici C-M, Covaci L, Judea-Pusta C, Pașcalău A. Acral-acroma Malignant Melanoma. A Clinical Case Report and Review of Literature. Med Pharm Rep [Internet]. 2018 Jan. 30 [cited 2025 Jul. 14];91(1):112-6. Available from: https://medpharmareports.com/index.php/mpr/article/view/801

Issue

Vol. 91 No. 1 (2018)

Section

Case Report

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