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Acantholytic dyskeratotic epidermal nevus with eccrine differentiation: a case report and review of literature
Author(s) -
Shaffer Holly C.,
Schosser Robert,
Phillips Charles
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1600-0560
pISSN - 0303-6987
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2009.01181.x
Subject(s) - pathology , dermatology , medicine , nevus , cancer research , melanoma
Terminology regarding classification of benign lesions with prominent eccrine differentiation can be confusing as these lesions can have overlapping clinical and histologic characteristics. In this report, we examine a case and review of the literature to suggest that these entities may be better classified as a spectrum of benign lesions with overlapping features rather than distinct entities. We describe a case of an acantholytic dyskeratotic epidermal nevus with eccrine differentiation on the back of a 2‐year‐old patient. We then discuss the classic clinical and histologic presentations of eccrine nevi and epidermal nevi with eccrine differentiation as they relate to each other and to our case.