title: [Anatomo-clinical confrontation. Vulvar melanosis].
abstract: Vulvar melanosis is a benign disorder that may suggest a malignant melanoma. We report the case of a woman in whom partial vulvectomy was performed to eradicate the melanotic macule. The lesion corresponds to increased accumulation of melanin inside keratinocytes in the absence of any melanocytic neoplasm.
authors.affiliation: CHU du Sart Tilman, Service de Dermatopathologie.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Quatresooz
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Piérard
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015603:Keratinocytes / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D008543:Melanins / Q000378:metabolism; D008548:Melanosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D014845:Vulvar Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D008543:Melanins