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Case Reports

. 2020 Mar 25;6(4):323-325.

doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2020.02.017. eCollection 2020 Apr.

Lichen sclerosus-associated nevus on glans penis mimicking melanoma

Hasan G Tekin¹, Helle Skyum¹, Eva Spaun², Jacob Juel¹

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¹ Department of Plastic Surgery, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.
² Institute of Pathology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.

PMID: 32258310
PMCID: PMC7109363
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2020.02.017

Case Reports

Lichen sclerosus-associated nevus on glans penis mimicking melanoma

Hasan G Tekin et al. JAAD Case Rep. 2020.

. 2020 Mar 25;6(4):323-325.

doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2020.02.017. eCollection 2020 Apr.

Authors

Hasan G Tekin¹, Helle Skyum¹, Eva Spaun², Jacob Juel¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plastic Surgery, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.
² Institute of Pathology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.

PMID: 32258310
PMCID: PMC7109363
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2020.02.017

No abstract available

Keywords: lichen sclerosus; malignant melanoma; nevi; nevus.

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Fig 1 — Fig 1
Atypical nevus on a background of lichen sclerosus. Preoperative dorsal view of the glans penis.

Fig 2 — Fig 2
A, Atypical melanocytic proliferation on a background of hyalinized telangiectatic dermis consistent with lichen sclerosus. B, Cytologically bland melanocytes in an atypical nested and lentiginous pattern at the dermal-epidermal junction. (A, Hematoxylin-eosin stain; original magnification: ×100. B, Sox10 stain; original magnification: ×200.)

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