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Case Reports
. 2016 Dec 7;2(6):500-501.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2016.09.007. eCollection 2016 Nov.

Nevoid hyperkeratosis of the nipple mimicking a pigmented basal cell carcinoma

Caterina Mazzella  1 , Claudia Costa  1 , Gabriella Fabbrocini  1 , Giovanni Francesco Marangi  2 , Daniela Russo  3 , Francesco Merolla  3 , Massimiliano Scalvenzi  1
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Case Reports

Nevoid hyperkeratosis of the nipple mimicking a pigmented basal cell carcinoma

Caterina Mazzella et al. JAAD Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: NHNA, nevoid hyperkeratosis of the nipple and/or areola; dermoscopy; nevoid hyperkeratosis of the nipple; pigmented basal cell carcinoma.

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Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1
Brownish, blue-grayish lesion around the base of the nipple.
Fig 2
Fig 2
Dermoscopy: multiple blue-gray globules (a) and leaflikes areas (b).
Fig 3
Fig 3
A fragment of skin covered with epidermis markedly thickened with mild papillomatosis. The basal layer shows hyperpigmentation without melanocyte proliferation. Mild fibrosis of the upper dermis and remarkable proliferation of basal cells are observed. (Hematoxylin-eosin stain; original magnification: ×10.)
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