Four Cases of Papillomatous Melanocytic Nevus Mimicking Seborrheic Keratosis.
- Author:
Hang Wook CHANG
1
;
Jun Young LEE
;
Hyung Ok KIM
;
Baik Kee CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. bkcho@cmc.cuk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Papillomatous melanocytic nevus;
Mimicking seborrheic keratosis;
Estrogen receptors
- MeSH:
Animals;
Female;
Horns;
Humans;
Keratosis, Seborrheic*;
Male;
Nevus;
Nevus, Pigmented*;
Papilloma;
Receptors, Estrogen
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2001;39(8):909-913
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Papillomatous melanocytic nevus is a clinical type of melanocytic nevus, which show a resemblance to seborrheic keratoses both clinically and histopathologically. Therefore, this kind of nevi is also described by the terms of keratotic melanocytic nevus and seborrheic wart-like melanocytic nevus. Characteristic histopathologic findings include epidermal acanthosis, hyperkeratosis, papillomatosis, a lacelike and downward growth of epidermal strands, and horn cysts. We present four cases of papillomatous melanocytic nevi in 3 females and 1 male patients, which did not express estrogen receptors in immunohistochemical study.
