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A member asked:
If you had a amelanotic subungual melanoma on the finger and it progressed to hutchinsons sign, would the hutchinsons sign be coloured or amelanotic?
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Why this question?: By definition, amelanotic means no melanin, not brown or blue or black. Hutchinson's sign refers to a color change of black or brown from the nail into the adjacent skin. Amelanotic melanoma has no such color. Treatment consists initially of complete amputation of the toe.
Answered 8/2/2016
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