A 42-year-old woman with Fitzpatrick skin type V presents with a darkly pigmented nodule on her left sole that has been enlarging over 8 months. Dermoscopy reveals a parallel ridge pattern. Which feature best distinguishes acral lentiginous melanoma from superficial spreading melanoma?

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