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What are symptoms of Nail Melonama? Since 8 years I am having a brown strip in my right hand middle finger nail. Recently my friend told me about nail melonama, I am a bit worried about it?
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The presentation of nail melanoma is variable. Kindly see a Dermatologist. Based on his clinical decision, a nail biopsy could be done to understand the pathology.
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