{"id":762,"date":"2013-09-23T12:02:08","date_gmt":"2013-09-23T06:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthool.com\/?p=762"},"modified":"2022-01-12T13:07:17","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T07:37:17","slug":"subungual-melanoma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthool.com\/subungual-melanoma\/","title":{"rendered":"Subungual Melanoma"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is Subungual Melanoma?<\/h2>\n

This is a very rare form of cancer and will typically occur on your big toe or thumb under the nail but can affect any nail on your foot. It is most commonly found in people who are of Asian and African-American descent. Of all melanoma cases this type accounts for only five percent.<\/p>\n

You will usually see this type of cancer in people between the ages of sixty and seventy. This type of cancer is normally benign but can develop into cancer that can be deadly. Bob Marley, a famed musician, death was because of melanoma that began in his toenail.<\/p>\n

Subungual Melanoma Symptoms<\/h2>\n

The symptoms of this type of cancer are usually hard to spot because of their location in a spot that is generally overlooked, especially if you are a person who likes to wear dark nail polish. Many people do not think about getting a melanoma under their nail so they do not really look for them.<\/p>\n

Also, this type of cancer may look like you had just caused damage to the nail from an injury. Many times the first symptom of a subungual melanoma is a dark line that appears underneath your nail. In addition to the dark nail polish, another reason that most people do not see this first sign is that it happens to people who have dark skin. At this stage most of the lines are benign. In addition to the line, a person may also notice:<\/p>\n