Korean J Dermatol.  1988 Dec;26(6):956-959.

A Case Dermal Melanocyte Hamartoma

Abstract

A 26-year-old man presented with a bluish speckled patch on the dorsum of the left hand. It had apperaed at birth as a bluish spot. Since adolescence the lesion extended and at the time of visiting hospital it covered the most part of the dorsum of the left hand and even some palmar aspect. The histopathological and ultrastructural examination revealed numerous dermal melanocytes, mainly in the upper dermis. Clinically and pathologically, the patient was diagnosed as having dermal melanocyte hamartoma, a distinct type of dermal melanocytosis.

Keyword

Dermal melanocyte hamartoma; Dermal melanocytosis

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Adult
Dermis
Hamartoma*
Hand
Humans
Melanocytes*
Parturition
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