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A blue‐black macule of recent onset (tumoral melanosis)
Author(s) -
Kossard Steven
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1996.tb01059.x
Subject(s) - melanosis , medicine , dermatology , biopsy , melanoma , blue nevus , pigmentation disorder , pathology , nevus , cancer research
SUMMARY The author reports a 75‐year‐old man who developed a blue‐black macule, which on biopsy showed sheets of deeply pigmented melanophages. This represents an example of tumoral melanosis that may be the result of complete regression of a melanoma.