Melanoma malignes acrolentiginous: Brown "spot" on the left small toe that has existed for many years; for several months now it has been growing in thickness, weeping and bleeding.
Amelanotic acrolentiginous malignant melanoma: A "reddish spot" that has existed for years. It is said that this broad-based red node has been formed for a few months and has bled several times.
Melanoma, malignant, acrolentiginous. 2 x 3 cm diameter, red, flat, slightly putrid ulceration on the right big toe of a 73-year-old woman. At the lateral border of the ulcer there are shadowy pigment remains (circled and marked with arrows) in intact skin. In addition, palpation of the peripheral venous leg stations on the right inguinal side shows several enlarged venous leg ulcers (DD: reactive enlargement?).
melanoma malignes acrolentiginous. dark discoloration of the right small toe existing for years. growth of thickness for 1/2 year, discoloration increasingly decreasing. now: largely amelanotic, centrally ulcerated and macerated nodule at the 5th toe. remark: treated as mycosis for several months.
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