PIGMENTED BOWEN’S DISEASE MIMICKING MELANOMA CLINICALLY AND DERMOSCOPICALLY

  • Virgínia Paiva Parisio Dermatologistas assistentes, Recife, Brasil/Assistant Dermatologists, Recife, Brazil
  • Daniel Holanda Barroso Residentes Dermatologia Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife, Brasil/Resident Dermatology, University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
  • Larissa Gondim Paulo Neto Toscano Dermatologistas assistentes, Recife, Brasil/Assistant Dermatologists, Recife, Brazil
  • Camila Pinon de Medeiros Zoby Residentes Dermatologia Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife, Brasil/Resident Dermatology, University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
  • Eliane Ruth Barbosa Alencar Dermatopatologista, Universidade de Pernambuco , Recife, Pernanbuco, Brasil/Dermatopathologist, University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
  • Silvana Maria De Morais Cavalcanti Dermatologista, Doutora em Medicina Tropical, Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife Brasil/Dermatologist, Doctor in Tropical Medicine, University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
Keywords: Bowen’s disease, Dermoscopy, Melanoma, Skin Neoplasms

Abstract

A variety of cutaneous lesions can mimic melanoma, such as melanocytic nevi, lentigines, seborrheic keratosis, blue nevi, pigmented basal cell carcinomas and dermatofibromas. This report describes a rare clinical case of a female patient who presented a lesion on the left thigh, which was clinically and dermoscopically compatible with melanoma. The patient underwent excision of the lesion, and histopathology confirmed a diagnosis of pigmented Bowen’s disease. The purpose of this report is to draw attention to the fact that pigmented Bowen’s disease, a rare form of squamous cell carcinoma in situ, should also be considered as a differential diagnosis of malignant melanoma.

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Published
2014-07-17
How to Cite
Paiva Parisio, V., Holanda Barroso, D., Toscano, L. G. P. N., Zoby, C. P. de M., Alencar, E. R. B., & Cavalcanti, S. M. D. M. (2014). PIGMENTED BOWEN’S DISEASE MIMICKING MELANOMA CLINICALLY AND DERMOSCOPICALLY. Journal of the Portuguese Society of Dermatology and Venereology, 72(1), 113-115. https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.72.1.231
Section
Dermatoscopy Article

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