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Recurrent Acral Lentiginous Melanoma

MedGen UID:
1779376
•Concept ID:
C5446518
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

The reemergence of acral lentiginous melanoma after a period of remission. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVRecurrent Acral Lentiginous Melanoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Analysis of recurrence patterns in acral versus nonacral melanoma: should histologic subtype influence treatment guidelines?
Gumaste PV, Fleming NH, Silva I, Shapiro RL, Berman RS, Zhong J, Osman I, Stein JA
J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2014 Dec;12(12):1706-12. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2014.0172. PMID: 25505211Free PMC Article
Diagnosis and treatment of malignant melanoma of the foot.
Gray RJ, Pockaj BA, Vega ML, Connolly SM, DiCaudo DJ, Kile TA, Buchel EW
Foot Ankle Int 2006 Sep;27(9):696-705. doi: 10.1177/107110070602700908. PMID: 17038281
Current concepts in the management of patients with melanoma.
Lang PG
Am J Clin Dermatol 2002;3(6):401-26. doi: 10.2165/00128071-200203060-00004. PMID: 12113649

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis in significantly thick acral lentiginous melanoma in Taiwan.
Lee TL, Lin MH, Liao YH, Liau JY, Sheen YS
J Formos Med Assoc 2022 Nov;121(11):2338-2344. Epub 2021 Dec 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jfma.2021.12.001. PMID: 34961669
Acral Lentiginous Melanoma: A United States Multi-Center Substage Survival Analysis.
Kolla AM, Vitiello GA, Friedman EB, Sun J, Potdar A, Daou H, Farrow NE, Farley CR, Vetto JT, Han D, Tariq M, Beasley GM, Contreras CM, Lowe M, Zager JS, Osman I, Berman RS, Liebman TN, Stein JA, Lee AY
Cancer Control 2021 Jan-Dec;28:10732748211053567. doi: 10.1177/10732748211053567. PMID: 34752172Free PMC Article
Prognostic significance of acral lentiginous histologic type in T1 melanoma.
Mejbel HA, Torres-Cabala CA, Milton DR, Ivan D, Feldmeyer L, Namikawa K, Nagarajan P, Tetzlaff MT, Curry JL, Ross MI, Hwu WJ, Prieto VG, Aung PP
Mod Pathol 2021 Mar;34(3):572-583. Epub 2020 Aug 5 doi: 10.1038/s41379-020-0641-x. PMID: 32759976
Acral Lentiginous Melanoma: Survival Analysis of 715 Cases.
Lino-Silva LS, Zepeda-Najar C, Salcedo-Hernández RA, Martínez-Said H
J Cutan Med Surg 2019 Jan/Feb;23(1):38-43. Epub 2018 Sep 15 doi: 10.1177/1203475418800943. PMID: 30221995
Nail-bed melanoma.
Klausner JM, Inbar M, Gutman M, Weiss G, Skornick Y, Chaichik S, Rozin RR
J Surg Oncol 1987 Mar;34(3):208-10. doi: 10.1002/jso.2930340317. PMID: 3821128

Diagnosis

Clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis in significantly thick acral lentiginous melanoma in Taiwan.
Lee TL, Lin MH, Liao YH, Liau JY, Sheen YS
J Formos Med Assoc 2022 Nov;121(11):2338-2344. Epub 2021 Dec 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jfma.2021.12.001. PMID: 34961669
Acral Lentiginous Melanoma: Survival Analysis of 715 Cases.
Lino-Silva LS, Zepeda-Najar C, Salcedo-Hernández RA, Martínez-Said H
J Cutan Med Surg 2019 Jan/Feb;23(1):38-43. Epub 2018 Sep 15 doi: 10.1177/1203475418800943. PMID: 30221995
PRAME Expression in Melanocytic Tumors.
Lezcano C, Jungbluth AA, Nehal KS, Hollmann TJ, Busam KJ
Am J Surg Pathol 2018 Nov;42(11):1456-1465. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000001134. PMID: 30045064Free PMC Article
Subungual melanoma.
Krige JE, Hudson DA, Johnson CA, King HS, Chetty R
S Afr J Surg 1995 Mar;33(1):10-4. PMID: 7631249
Nail-bed melanoma.
Klausner JM, Inbar M, Gutman M, Weiss G, Skornick Y, Chaichik S, Rozin RR
J Surg Oncol 1987 Mar;34(3):208-10. doi: 10.1002/jso.2930340317. PMID: 3821128

Therapy

Adjuvant Therapy is Effective for Melanoma Patients with a Positive Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Who Forego Completion Lymphadenectomy.
Farrow NE, Raman V, Williams TP, Nguyen KY, Tyler DS, Beasley GM
Ann Surg Oncol 2020 Dec;27(13):5121-5125. Epub 2020 Apr 20 doi: 10.1245/s10434-020-08478-7. PMID: 32314157Free PMC Article
A pink enlarging plaque on the plantar foot: amelanotic acral lentiginous melanoma.
Okhovat JP, Tahan SR, Kim CC
Dermatol Online J 2019 Jan 15;25(1) PMID: 30710904
Unique prognostic factors in acral lentiginous melanoma.
Egger ME, McMasters KM, Callender GG, Quillo AR, Martin RC 2nd, Stromberg AJ, Scoggins CR
Am J Surg 2012 Dec;204(6):874-9; discussion 879-80. Epub 2012 Sep 28 doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.05.013. PMID: 23022254
Current concepts in the management of patients with melanoma.
Lang PG
Am J Clin Dermatol 2002;3(6):401-26. doi: 10.2165/00128071-200203060-00004. PMID: 12113649
Improved survival rates of patients with acral lentiginous melanoma treated with hyperthermic isolation perfusion, wide excision, and regional lymphadenectomy.
Fletcher JR, White CR Jr, Fletcher WS
Am J Surg 1986 May;151(5):593-8. doi: 10.1016/0002-9610(86)90559-3. PMID: 3518512

Prognosis

Clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis in significantly thick acral lentiginous melanoma in Taiwan.
Lee TL, Lin MH, Liao YH, Liau JY, Sheen YS
J Formos Med Assoc 2022 Nov;121(11):2338-2344. Epub 2021 Dec 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jfma.2021.12.001. PMID: 34961669
Acral Lentiginous Melanoma: A United States Multi-Center Substage Survival Analysis.
Kolla AM, Vitiello GA, Friedman EB, Sun J, Potdar A, Daou H, Farrow NE, Farley CR, Vetto JT, Han D, Tariq M, Beasley GM, Contreras CM, Lowe M, Zager JS, Osman I, Berman RS, Liebman TN, Stein JA, Lee AY
Cancer Control 2021 Jan-Dec;28:10732748211053567. doi: 10.1177/10732748211053567. PMID: 34752172Free PMC Article
Acral Lentiginous Melanoma: Survival Analysis of 715 Cases.
Lino-Silva LS, Zepeda-Najar C, Salcedo-Hernández RA, Martínez-Said H
J Cutan Med Surg 2019 Jan/Feb;23(1):38-43. Epub 2018 Sep 15 doi: 10.1177/1203475418800943. PMID: 30221995
Subungual melanoma.
Krige JE, Hudson DA, Johnson CA, King HS, Chetty R
S Afr J Surg 1995 Mar;33(1):10-4. PMID: 7631249
Nail-bed melanoma.
Klausner JM, Inbar M, Gutman M, Weiss G, Skornick Y, Chaichik S, Rozin RR
J Surg Oncol 1987 Mar;34(3):208-10. doi: 10.1002/jso.2930340317. PMID: 3821128

Clinical prediction guides

Major Histotypes in Skin Melanoma: Nodular and Acral Lentiginous Melanomas Are Poor Prognostic Factors for Relapse and Survival.
Tas F, Erturk K
Am J Dermatopathol 2022 Nov 1;44(11):799-805. Epub 2022 Jul 19 doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000002264. PMID: 35925149
Clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis in significantly thick acral lentiginous melanoma in Taiwan.
Lee TL, Lin MH, Liao YH, Liau JY, Sheen YS
J Formos Med Assoc 2022 Nov;121(11):2338-2344. Epub 2021 Dec 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jfma.2021.12.001. PMID: 34961669
Prognostic significance of acral lentiginous histologic type in T1 melanoma.
Mejbel HA, Torres-Cabala CA, Milton DR, Ivan D, Feldmeyer L, Namikawa K, Nagarajan P, Tetzlaff MT, Curry JL, Ross MI, Hwu WJ, Prieto VG, Aung PP
Mod Pathol 2021 Mar;34(3):572-583. Epub 2020 Aug 5 doi: 10.1038/s41379-020-0641-x. PMID: 32759976
Prognostic Factors and Clinical Outcomes of Clinical Node-Negative Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma Patients: An Asian Single Institute Study.
Chen YF, Ma H, Perng CK, Feng CJ
Ann Plast Surg 2020 Jan;84(1S Suppl 1):S48-S53. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000002173. PMID: 31833887
Current clinical overview of cutaneous melanoma.
Lens M
Br J Nurs 2008 Mar 13-26;17(5):300-5. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2008.17.5.28825. PMID: 18414292

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