ArticleClinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology2021
Therapy Delayed is Therapy Denied: A Case Report of Melanoma Misdiagnosed as Diabetic Foot Ulcer.
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- Malignant Melanoma Misdiagnosis in the Diabetic Foot. What Can We Learn From the Published Literature?Journal of foot and ankle research · 2026Pooled it
- Acral Plantar Melanoma Mimicking a Diabetic Foot Ulcer in a Nonagenarian: A Case Report.Cureus · 2026Article
- A highly accurate risk factor-based XGBoost multiethnic model for identifying patients with skin cancer.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Screening and novel diagnostic technologies for melanoma: an update.Melanoma management · 2025Review
- Global, regional, and national burden of cutaneous malignant melanoma from 1990 to 2021 and prediction to 2045.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
- Acral lentiginous melanoma incidence by sex, race, ethnicity, and stage in the United States, 2010-2019.Preventive medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
Malignant melanoma is a deadly form of skin cancer, and prompt diagnosis is a key factor in providing adequate, life-saving therapy. A 75-year-old man, with long-standing type 2 diabetes mellitus, presented with a 2- to 3-year history of right heel ulcer. He had received various therapies for a diagnosis of diabetic foot ulcer, to no avail. Physical examination showed a black, fungating ulcerated lesion on his right heel, with minimal bleeding. No inguinal lymphadenopathy was palpated. A biopsy was done, which revealed BRAF-negative malignant melanoma, with a vertical growth phase, Breslow 3.1 mm, ulceration, 11 mitoses/mm
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