Acral Lentiginous Melanoma

specific

A form of melanoma occurring most often on the plantar, palmar, subungual, and periungual skin. It presents as a pigmented macular lesion with irregular borders. Morphologically, it consists of atypical spindled and dendritic melanocytes. The epidermis is often hyperplastic and there is pagetoid infiltration of the epidermis by anaplastic cells.

32

Centers

34

Active Trials

—

Cancer Funding

Top Centers for Acral Lentiginous Melanoma(32)

Ranked by research excellence score (trials · grants · publications). Methodology →

#CenterScore
1
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research InstituteColumbus, OH
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
68.4
2
University of Colorado Cancer CenterAurora, CO
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
68.4
3
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
68.4
4
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterMiami, FL
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
68.4
5
The University of Kansas Cancer CenterKansas City, KS
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
68.4
6
University of Illinois Cancer CenterChicago, IL
Active Research Program
68.4
7
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer InstituteLittle Rock, AR
Active Research Program
68.4
8
Cancer Center at IllinoisUrbana, IL
Active Research Program
68.4
9
Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattle, WA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
50.2
10
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer CenterAnn Arbor, MI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
50.2
11
UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
50.2
12
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer CenterChicago, IL
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
50.2
13
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer CenterMadison, WI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
50.2
14
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
50.2
15
Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, FL
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
50.2
16
Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterCleveland, OH
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
50.2
17
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterBuffalo, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
50.2
18
University of Virginia Cancer CenterCharlottesville, VA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
50.2
19
Cleveland Clinic Cancer CenterCleveland, OH
Active Research Program
50.2
20
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer CenterWinston-Salem, NC
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
50.2
21
Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer CenterOmaha, NE
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
50.2
22
Boston University Cancer CenterBoston, MA
Active Research Program
50.2
23
Karmanos Cancer InstituteDetroit, MI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
50.2
24
University of Cincinnati Cancer CenterCincinnati, OH
Active Research Program
50.2
25
Tampa General Hospital Cancer InstituteTampa, FL
Active Research Program
50.2
26
Louisiana Cancer Research CenterNew Orleans, LA
Active Research Program
50.2
27
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
33.3
28
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer CenterRochester, MN
NCI Comprehensive
33.3
29
The University of Arizona Cancer CenterTucson, AZ
NCI Comprehensive
33.3
30
Stephenson Cancer CenterOklahoma City, OK
NCI Clinical
33.3
31
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, FloridaJacksonville, FL
33.3
32
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, ArizonaScottsdale, AZ
33.3

Research tier badges reflect trial volume, NIH grant funding, and publication impact — not clinical outcomes or patient satisfaction. Learn about our methodology →