A thirty-seven-year old, man was affected a skin lesion of dark pigmented, raised, easy to bleed on touching the crust and indurated tumor with moderate hard consistency and the tumor was located over the nasolabial fold of right side, which was alike to malignant melanoma clinically. the tumor was oval-shaped and measured 0.8cm*1.3cm in diameter, which did not make any pain or itching sensation. It started with small papule about 4 years ago which gradually increased in size and ulcerated with occasional bleeding. His skin lesion was treated with topical agent at drug store, however, it was not effective. In this hospital, the patient received the skin biopsy of the tumor and the diagnosis was established as solid basal cell epithelioma histopathclgically. and the tumor was removed by surgical technique and the result was satisfactory without recurrence until upto date follw-up observation (for four years and seven months). On the conclusion, authors presented a case of solid pigmented vasal cell epithelioma resmbling malignant melignant melanoma with histopathological study and treated with surgical management and obtained very satisfying result.
Biopsy ; Carcinoma ; Carcinoma, Basal Cell* ; Diagnosis ; Hemorrhage ; Humans ; Melanoma* ; Nasolabial Fold ; Pruritus ; Recurrence ; Sensation ; Skin ; Ulcer

A stout and obese fourty five year-old Korean man was affected with hyperlipoproteinemia type III. His skin lesion showed yellowish papular eruptive xanthomas with erythematous halo located chiefly on the trunk and extensor aspects of the extremities including both palms. In addition to the skin lesion he showed pea-sized cervical lymphnode swellings, slightly tessellated fundi and, on ECG, premature ventricular contraction. Otherwise no specific findings were seen. The laboratory examinations showed increases of both serum cholesterol and triglycerides, increased fasting blood sugar level and abnormal glucose tolerance curve with turbid color of fasting blood serum which had been kept standing at 4C for 24 hours. On the paper electrophoresis "broad beta band" blending with the pre-beta area was noted. The authors discussed laboratory characteristics, clinical manifestations and differential diagnosis of primary hyperlipoproteinemia on each type with review of the literatures of the disease.
Blood Glucose ; Cholesterol ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Electrocardiography ; Electrophoresis, Paper ; Extremities ; Fasting ; Glucose ; Hyperlipoproteinemia Type III* ; Hyperlipoproteinemias ; Lipoproteins, LDL* ; Serum ; Skin ; Triglycerides ; Ventricular Premature Complexes ; Xanthomatosis