Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that starts in the epidermis, the top layer of skin. Specifically, this type of cancer affects the melanocytes, the cells that give your skin its pigmentation or ...

mimicking melanoma. A fungal infection can be confirmed with a nail biopsy or culture. Melanoma: Melanoma, a serious form of skin cancer, can cause a black or brown band on the nail, often ...

Ohio woman Michelle Tagliamonte, 58, discovered she had early-stage melanoma after noticing thin black lines on her thumbnail ...

Since Stage zero melanoma is confined to the top layer of the skin, the primary and most effective treatment is surgical ...

After a trip to her dermatologist and a biopsy, the health coach was diagnosed ... I got the diagnosis I was very shocked it was melanoma. "The nail appointment absolutely saved my life.

But to rule out melanoma, a biopsy may be used. Nail melanoma, also known as subungual melanoma, is a rare but serious type of skin cancer that occurs under the nail (subungual), in the nail ...

I usually get my nails done every four weeks so ... After a trip to her dermatologist and a biopsy, the health coach was diagnosed with melanoma in her finger. Ms Tagliamonte was diagnosed with ...

"I usually get my nails done every four weeks ... she sought medical advice. Following a biopsy, Tagliamonte was diagnosed with stage zero melanoma in her right thumb. Stage zero melanoma ...

This presentation underscores the need for a low threshold for biopsy in the presence of nail dyschromia of uncertain etiology.

Background: Since the introduction of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB), its use as a standard of care for patients with clinically node-negative cutaneous melanoma remains controversial.