Two adjacent individual fibroepithelioma of Pinkus of the umbilicus—one pink, one pigmented—a case report and review of the literature | Zendy

Mike Inskip | Zendy; Caterina Longo | Zendy; Afaf Haddad | Zendy

Open Access

Two adjacent individual fibroepithelioma of Pinkus of the umbilicus—one pink, one pigmented—a case report and review of the literature

Author(s) -

Mike Inskip,

Caterina Longo,

Afaf Haddad

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

dermatology practical and conceptual

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2160-9381

DOI - 10.5826/dpc.0602a04

Subject(s) - umbilicus (mollusc) , dermatoscopy , medicine , dermatology , surgery , melanoma , cancer research

We present a unique case of separate and independent adjacent fibroepitheliomas of Pinkus (FeP) arising from the umbilicus in an 83-year-old man. Of further interest, one is pigmented and the other nonpigmented. Clinical, dermatoscopic and histopathological images are provided. A review of the published literature is undertaken to attempt to assess the incidence of pigmented versus nonpigmented FeP. Of 24 published FeP cases, 10 (41.7%) have been pigmented. Thus to date pigmented FeP comprise approaching one-half of all reported cases.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research