A Case of Common Blue Nevus with Malignant Melanoma-Like Satellite Lesions.
- Author:
Tae Jin KIM
1
;
Hyun Jo KIM
;
Moon Kyun CHO
;
Sung Yul LEE
;
Jong Suk LEE
;
Kyu Uang WHANG
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Blue nevus;
Satellitosis
- MeSH:
Aged;
Humans;
Melanoma;
Nevus, Blue*;
Scalp
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2002;40(11):1426-1428
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Malignant blue nevus is very rare, but it may represent a variant of malignant melanoma arising in a previously benign cellular blue nevus. It is most commonly found on the scalp of elderly mean, with recent changes, such as loss of the poorly defined border and the development of satellitosis. All of these features were present in our case. However, no malignant change was observed histopathologically. Only a few blue nevus with satellitosis has previously been reported as a benign lesion.
