Three cases of organoid nevus on the trunk and extremity.
Organoid nevi are most commonly observed on the scalp. Although they are rarely found on the trunk and extremities, we were able to study 3 cases of organoid nevi involving distributions of this sort. These included a 39-year-old male with a 2 x 6 cm brown area on the left flank (case 1), an 8-year-old female with a 5 x 6 cm hypopigmented macule on the lower left leg (case 2), and a 45-year-old male with a 1.5 x 3 cm brown spot on the back (case 3). All these were histopathologically confirmed to be organoid nevi. The lesion in case 1 revealed basal cell epithelioma, that in case 2 exhibited hypohidrosis caused by poorly developed sweat glands, and the lesion in case 3 was typical, as was an additional one on the same patient's scalp.
Kanekura
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Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Japan.
Kawahira
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Kanzaki
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D000328:Adult; D001415:Back / Q000473:pathology; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007007:Hypohidrosis / Q000473:pathology; D007866:Leg / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D013909:Thorax / Q000473:pathology