Korean J Dermatol.
2002 Jul;40(7):866-868.
A Case of Desmoplastic Nevus
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. hjlee@sph.cuk.ac.kr
- 2Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Desmoplastic nevus, a benign melanocytic neoplasm characterized by predominantly spindle-shaped nevus cells within a fibrotic stroma without junctional activity, nesting, or pigmentation, can be confused with fibrous lesions and other melanocytic proliferations, including desmoplastic melanoma. We report a rare case of desmoplastic nevus occurring in the left helix of the ear of a 25-year-old woman, which has typical histopathologic features of desmoplastic nevus.
