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A Case of Acral Melanocytic Hyperplasia: A Unique Pigmented Lesion Mimicking Acral Lentiginous Melanoma In situ
Author(s) -
Cho Kwang Hyun,
Kim Byoung Kook,
Lee Dong Youn,
Minn Kyung Won
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1996.tb03994.x
Subject(s) - acral lentiginous melanoma , dermatology , medicine , lesion , melanoma , pathology , cancer research
A mottled black pigmented patch on the sole of the foot is reported. Clinically, the lesion closely mimicked acral lentiginous melanoma in situ . However, the histologic findings revealed melanocytic hyperplasia with minimal cytologic atypia confined to the epidermis. Irregular pigmented patches in the acral region comprise a heterogenous group of lesions that range from benign melanocytic hyperplasia to acral lentiginous melanoma.