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Benign Pigmented Apocrine Vulvar Hamartomas
Author(s) -
StephensGroff Susan M.,
Hansen Ronald C.,
Bangert Jerry
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.1993.tb00035.x
Subject(s) - apocrine , medicine , dermatology , differential diagnosis , vulva , biopsy , pathology , vulvar neoplasm , vulvar diseases
Pigmented vulvar lesions were observed In a child during a sexual abuse evaluation. Gross examination of the lesions appeared most consistent with bowenoid papulosis; however, biopsy confirmed the le‐sions to be pigmented apocrine hamartomas. To our knowledge, these rare and benign tumors have never been described as pigmented, but should be added to the differential diagnosis of pigmented vulvar lesions.