Focal acral hyperkeratosis (FAH) is a rare genodermatosis. FAH usually observed in the second or third decades of life, and it type palmoplantar keratoderma, heterogeneous group diseases characterized by abnormal incrassation palms soles. Although an autosomal dominant inher- itance, could also be sporadic. It known as variant Costa’s Acrokeratoelastoidosis (AKE). Its etiology not clearly there...

Background: Breslow thickness, ulceration, and mitotic rate are well-known prognostic factors for sentinel lymph node (SLN) metastasis. We investigated risk factors, including especially the degree of pigmentation, SLN metastasis, as well recurrence-free survival, in cutaneous melanoma patients. Objectives: enrolled 158, composed Korean 107 acral 51 non-acral patients who underwent biopsy. Meth...

Editor Superficial acral fibromyxoma is a rare, distinctive soft tissue benign neoplasm that has a predilection to develop on the hands and feet of adults. Except for the only rare location on the palm, superficial acral fibromyxoma usually involves the fingers and toes, and the big toe tends to be the most frequently affected site. Most cases of superficial acral fibromyxoma tend to occur in e...