Deep Penetrating Nevus.
- Author:
Hyo Jin LEE
1
;
Dong Hoon SHIN
;
Jong Soo CHOI
;
Ki Hong KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Deep penetrating nevus; Malignant melanoma
- MeSH: Melanoma; NAD; Neck; Nevus; Nevus, Blue; Nevus, Epithelioid and Spindle Cell; Nevus, Pigmented; Nevus, Spindle Cell; Pigmentation; Shoulder
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology 2013;51(1):57-60
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Deep penetrating nevus (DPN) is a distinctive melanocytic nevus firstly reported by Seab et al. in 1989. It is characterized by its dark pigmentation, occurring mostly on the face, neck, or shoulder, and usually measures less than 1 cm in diameter. Since it has histologic similarities with other cutaneous pigmented lesions such as combined nevus, blue nevus, Spitz nevus, and pigmented spindle cell nevus, it is often difficult to diagnose and it may be clinically and histologically mistaken for a malignant melanoma. There have been 2 reported cases of DPN in the Korean dermatologic literatures; therefore, we report a case of DPN mimicking malignant melanoma.
