Korean J Dermatol.  1999 Apr;37(4):544-546.

Transepidermal Elimination of Nevus Cells in Acral Lentiginous Nevus

• Yu HJ
• Yang HY
• Bahn JY
• Kim YS
• Kang SG

Abstract

Pigmented lesions of palmar and plantar skin may cause diagnostic problems, because some features of benign lesions in these sites may raise the suspicion of melanoma if considered alone. Transepidermal elimlnation is a mechanism by which a substance is eliminated through the epidermis, and it is apt to be confused with a feature of melanoma that tumor cells are located at all layers of the epidermis. We report a case of transepidermal elimination of nevus cells in acral letiginous nevus which needs a differential dignosis of melanoma.

Keyword

Transepidermal elimination; Acral lentiginous nevus

MeSH Terms

Epidermis
Melanoma
Nevus*
Skin