Acral lentiginous melanoma incidence and prevalence: Institutional and registry bias for Asian Pacific Islanders and blacks

Introduction: There is a widely accepted consensus in the literature that ALM cases are more prevalent in other ethnic racial groups than in Caucasians; however, there seems to be no considerable agreement regarding to what degree. The aim of the present study was to compile the source documents reporting proportions of CMM that are ALM-type in ethnic populations, particularly blacks and Asians/Pacific Islanders (APIs), and to elucidate factors that may be causing the large differences in reported values.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - Category: Dermatology Source Type: research