title: Mummified ossified melanocytic naevus.
abstract: Ossification rarely occurs within melanocytic naevi. As far as we know, mummification (presence of shadow cells) has never been described within these lesions. We report herein the case of a benign naevus associating ossification and mummification; this case suggests that, similarly to pilomatricomas, osteoma formation within melanocytic naevi may develop as a result of mummification.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hospital Ed.-Herriot 69437 Lyon Cedex 03, France. kanitak@lyon151.inserm.fr
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kanitakis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Claudy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000473:pathology*; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*