Deep Penetrating Nevus
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Deep penetrating nevus: a case report and brief literature review
BACKGROUND Deep penetrating nevus (DPN) is a distinct variant of melanocytic nevus and remains a histopathologic challenge to pathologists because of its resemblance to blue nevus, malignant melanoma, pigmented Spitz nevus, and congenital melanocytic nevus. It often goes unrecognized due to its relative rarity. CASE PRESENTATION Here we report a case of DPN of the left anterior leg in a 51-ye...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Dermatology and Venereology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2096-5540,2641-8746
DOI: 10.1097/jd9.0000000000000038