Table 1 Demographics and pathologic findings of melanoma in acral locations.
Characteristics | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
  male | 51 | 52.0 |
  female | 47 | 48.0 |
Age (range) (years) | 60 (27–88) |  |
Location | ||
  palm | 3 | 3.1 |
  finger | 16 | 16.3 |
  finger nailbed | 3 | 3.1 |
  foot dorsum | 1 | 1.0 |
  heel | 22 | 22.4 |
  sole | 33 | 33.7 |
  toe | 18 | 18.4 |
  toe nailbed | 2 | 2.0 |
Tumor thickness | ||
  Tis | 12 | 12.2 |
  T1 | 15 | 15.3 |
  T2 | 18 | 18.4 |
  T3 | 27 | 27.6 |
  T4 | 26 | 26.5 |
Ulceration | 25 | 25.5 |
Perineural invasion | 2 | 2.0 |
Endolymphatic invasion | 3 | 3.1 |
Subtype | ||
  acral lentiginous growth | 91 | 92.9 |
  nodular growth | 7 | 7.1 |
Preoperative US | ||
  negative | 87 | 88.8 |
  positive | 11 | 11.2 |
LN result | ||
  negative | 74 | 75.5 |
  positive | 24 | 24.5 |
