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Amelanotic Malignant Melanoma of the Toe Presenting as an Ulcer: Management and Biopsy Guidelines

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The number of cases of malignant melanoma worldwide is increasing faster than any other form of cancer amongst white-skinned populations [1]. New Zealand and Australia have high ambient UV, Celtic–descent populations, and the highest incidence rates of and mortality rates from cutaneous melanoma in the world [2]. In 2007 in New Zealand, from a total population of four million people, 2173 new cases were registered of melanoma and 292 people died from the disease [3], whereas in Australia, a country of 21 million inhabitants, 10,342 people were diagnosed with melanoma and 1279 died from this disease [4].

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  1. Department of Skin Cancer, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

    Sharad P. Paul MD, MPhil

  2. Faculty of Surgery, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

    Sharad P. Paul MD, MPhil

  3. Skin Surgery Clinic, Auckland, New Zealand

    Sharad P. Paul MD, MPhil

  4. Sun Patrol Skin Cancer Clinic, Berwick, VIC, Australia

    Michael Inskip MB ChB, FRACGP

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  2. Dermatology Healthcare, Tampa, Florida, USA

    Robert A. Norman

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Paul, S.P., Inskip, M. (2016). Amelanotic Malignant Melanoma of the Toe Presenting as an Ulcer: Management and Biopsy Guidelines. In: Paul, S., Norman, R. (eds) Clinical Cases in Skin Cancer Surgery and Treatment. Clinical Cases in Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20937-1_8

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