Becker's Nevus with Underlying Neurofibroma.
- Author:
You Jeong KIM
1
;
Mi Yeon KIM
;
Hyung Ok KIM
;
Young Min PARK
;
Hoon KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea. yymmpark@hotmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Becker's nevus;
Neurofibroma
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Adult;
Connective Tissue;
Hamartoma;
Humans;
Hyperpigmentation;
Hypertrichosis;
Muscle, Smooth;
Neurofibroma*;
Nevus*;
Organoids;
Puberty;
Shoulder;
Thorax
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2004;42(8):1039-1041
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Becker's nevus is a common and acquired focal epidermal melanotic hypermelanosis characterized by a large, unilateral patch showing hyperpigmentation and hypertrichosis on the shoulder, back or chest of a man around puberty. In some cases, it is associated with hamartomatous proliferation of pilosebaceous or dermal component including smooth muscle, connective tissue and nerve sheath. According to these findings, some authors suggested that Becker's nevus could be an organoid hamartoma accompanied by variable proliferation of epidermal and dermal components. We herein report a case of Becker's nevus associated with underlying neurofibroma in a 30-year-old man, which might be another evidence supporting that suggestion.
