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Amelanotic Melanoma Masquerading as an Ingrown Toenail

Harvey Lemont Director, Laboratory of Podiatric Pathology, and Professor, Section of Podiatric Medicine, Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, Eighth at Race St, Philadelphia, PA 19107.

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Jane Brady Submitted during second-year surgical residency, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.

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