Subungual desmoplastic malignant melanoma

An Asymptomatic Plaque on the Chest: A Quiz

“…No disease recurrence was observed after one year of follow-up. DM is a rare melanoma variant with non-specific clinical characteristics, thus it is difficult to reach the correct diagnosis (1)(2)(3)(4)(5). Based on the presence/absence of a desmoplastic component, Busam et al (6) have suggested 2 categories: the pure and the mixed (pDM and mDM, respectively).…”