Congratulations to Kinna A Patel, from the Department of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery at Larkin Community Hospital, for publishing her article Acral lentiginous melanoma: A case and literature review in the The Foot and Ankle Online Journal, the Official Publication of the International Foot & Ankle Foundation.

The Acral lentiginous melanoma (ALM) of the foot and ankle is an aggressive variant of melanoma. More prevalent in patients with darker skin, ALM is often misdiagnosed and inappropriately treated do to its frequent atypical presentation, poor clinical examination and low index of suspicion ultimately leading to a poor prognosis.

You can download the paper here.