From Corn to Cancer: A Case Report of Acral Melanoma with Unusual Longevity

Melanoma is one of the most aggressive and lethal skin cancers worldwide. Although melanoma is more common over sun exposed areas, few variants arise from sun protected sites. One of such variants is acral melanoma (AM). We present a case of 68-year-old male with 12 years history of development of multiple, brown-to-black coloured outgrowths on the heel of the right foot along with reddish swelling in the right groin area since a few months. Patient’s histopathological examination was consistent with the diagnosis of malignant melanoma. AM, one of the aggressive varieties, is often misdiagnosed and has poor prognosis. Here, we report a case of AM with disease duration of 12 years which led to dilemma in the diagnosis.