Ann Dermatol.
2000 Mar;12(1):68-70. 10.5021/ad.2000.12.1.68.
A Case of Pigmented Bowen's Disease
- KMID: 2163951
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2000.12.1.68
Abstract
- A 38-year-old woman was presented with a dark brown plaque on the abdomen. Clinically, the tumor was simulating the appearance of dysplastic nevus. Microscopically, the cells of the stratum malphighii lay in a disordered pattern. Many cells in the epidermis were atypical and melanin pigment was mainly in the basal layer of the epidermis and the upper dermis. Diagnosis of pigmented Bowen's disease was made. Pigmented Bowen's disease is rarely found at body sites other than the anogenital area.
