Skin Cancer Foundation Sometimes melanomas form under a fingernail or toenail In darkskinned people, including Blacks, Latinos, and Asians, common melanoma sites include the hands, feet and nails The term "subungal" just means "under the nail" and is often used to describe a mark or problem that appears below the nail surface There are 3 main classifications or types for this disease that refer to the location of the melanoma Subungal – the issue is found in the nail bed or matrix and is under the nail In fact, dark skinned people often have a benign pigmented line or band on a nail, and the number of these and/or their width increases with age Most black people develop at least one benign stripe on a nail by age 50 Overall, nail melanoma is an uncommon form of this cancer However, the poor prognosis is due much more to misdiagnosis than to the nature of the disease
Subungual Melanoma Causes Symptoms And Treatment
