Abstract

Malignant melanoma is the most common primary malignant tumor of the foot. Amelanotic/hypomelanotic melanoma is characterized by either little or no pigmentation and account for 2-8% of all primary melanomas. Amelanotic/hypomelanotic can often be misdiagnosed and this leads to delaying the diagnosis until advanced ulcerations depths resulted in metastases. In this report, we highlight a case of primary amelanotic melanoma of the foot treated by digital amputation.

Keywords: Amelanotic, melanoma, tumor, skin lesion