TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Nail Melanoma A1 - Andrade, Luis A1 - Tosti, Antonella A2 - Tosti, Antonella A2 - Piraccini, Bianca Maria Y1 - 2023 N1 - T2 - Disorders of the Hair and Nail: Diagnosis and Treatment AB - SUMMARYNail melanoma can originate from the nail matrix (typically with longitudinal melanonychia) or the nail bed (typically amelanotic).Nail melanoma is more common in ethnicities with darker skin, such as Native Americans, Africans, and Hispanics.While clinical findings and dermoscopy can help narrow a differential, pathology is the only way to confirm diagnosis of nail melanoma. SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/09/13 UR - dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1201699195 ER -