Wekha Godfrey, Ebiju Isaac, Ayesiga Innocent, Kiyimba Blaise, Muhumuza Joshua
School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences Makerere University, Uganda; Ubora Foundation-Africa, Uganda.
Faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda; Ubora Foundation-Africa, Uganda.
Int J Surg Case Rep. 2023 Aug;109:108569. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2023.108569. Epub 2023 Jul 26.
Malignant melanoma (MM) is a skin cancer whose incidence is alarmingly increasing globally. However, the public, especially among the black population, still has very little knowledge about this condition, yet its early diagnosis is associated with a good prognosis.
We report a 67-year-old female Ugandan who presented with a big ulcerated, fungating mass on her right foot for 3 years which was later confirmed to be a giant MM in advanced stage, and managed palliatively.
To the best of our knowledge, this has been one of the very few acral lentiginous MMs to be reported in Uganda and Africa at large. MM is still a cancer of public health concern. Increased public and health care workers' sensitization about its early diagnostic features is recommended for better management outcomes among those affected by this cancer.
恶性黑色素瘤（MM）是一种皮肤癌，其全球发病率正以惊人的速度上升。然而，公众，尤其是黑人人群，对这种疾病的了解仍然非常少，但其早期诊断与良好的预后相关。
我们报告了一名67岁的乌干达女性，她右脚出现一个巨大的溃疡、呈蕈状的肿块达3年，后来被确诊为晚期巨大恶性黑色素瘤，并接受了姑息治疗。
据我们所知，这是乌干达乃至整个非洲报道的极少数肢端雀斑样痣型恶性黑色素瘤之一。恶性黑色素瘤仍然是一个公共卫生问题。建议提高公众和医护人员对其早期诊断特征的认识，以便更好地管理受这种癌症影响的人群的治疗结果。
