title: Cockarde nevus: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Benign acquired melanocytic nevi usually display an even and uniform architecture and coloration easily recognized by the dermatologist. The cockarde nevus, a variant of the melanocytic nevus, is an exception. It displays a targetlike morphology with histologic characteristics of a compound nevus. We believe because the lesion has been rarely reported in the American literature, it is often mistaken in this country for a dysplastic nevus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guzzo
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Honig
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery