Korean J Dermatol.
2008 Sep;46(9):1245-1248.
A Case of Dermal Melanocytosis with Features of Neurocristic Cutaneous Hamartoma
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea. ivymyung@korea.com
Abstract
- The dermal melanocytoses include a variety of pigment lesions that are formed from the aberrant development of the neural crest-derived melanocytes as they migrate through the dermis during embryogenesis. Neurocristic cutaneous hamartomas is one type of the dermal melanocytoses, which contain dermal melanocytic, neurosustentacular and fibrogenic components and can undergo malignant transformation. We describe a case of dermal melanocytosis showing features of neurocristic cutaneous hamartoma.
