Pigmented Bowen’s disease mimicking melanoma clinically and dermoscopically

  • Daniel Holanda Daniel Hospital Oswaldo Cruz- Universidade de Pernambuco

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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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Daniel Holanda Daniel, Hospital Oswaldo Cruz- Universidade de Pernambuco
Formado pela Universidade de Brasília, Médico Residente em Dermatologia no Hospital Universitário Oswaldo Cruz. Recife Pernambuco
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2014-11-28
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Daniel, D. H. (2014). Pigmented Bowen’s disease mimicking melanoma clinically and dermoscopically. Revista Da Sociedade Portuguesa De Dermatologia E Venereologia, 72(1). https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.72.1.152
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