A Case of Pigmented Epithelioid Cell Nevus.
- Author:
Joo Hyung KANG
1
;
Young Suck RO
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. romio@hanyang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pigmented spindle cell nevus;
Pigmented epithelioid cell nevus;
Spitz nevus
- MeSH:
Adult;
Dermis;
Epidermis;
Epithelioid Cells*;
Female;
Humans;
Nevus*;
Nevus, Epithelioid and Spindle Cell;
Nevus, Spindle Cell
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2005;43(7):1003-1005
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Pigmented spindle cell nevus was described as a variant of spindle and epithelioid cell nevus (Spitz nevus). However, it hs been classified as a separate disease because of the presence of large pigmented cells confined to the epidermis and papillary dermis. Pigmented epithelioid cell nevus is considered as a counterpart to pigmented spindle cell nevus, because it has similar clinicopathologic features to those of pigmented spindle cell nevus, except for tumor cells being entirely composed of large epithelioid cells. Herein, we report a case of a 31 year-old woman with a deeply-pigmented nodule which was entirely composed of large epithelioid cells, and showed many histologic findings of pigmented epithelioid cell nevus.
