title: Pigmented epithelioid melanocytoma: a new concept encompassing animal-type melanoma and epithelioid blue nevus.
abstract: Pigmented epithelioid melanocytoma (PEM) is a recently proposed term which encompasses those melanocytic tumours previously designated as 'animal-type melanoma' or 'pigment-synthesising melanoma' and 'epithelioid blue nevus', the latter known to be associated with Carney's complex. We report a case of PEM in a previously well 26-year-old Caucasian woman who presented with a dark pigmented nodule on the anterior chest wall.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Theageneio Anticancer Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece. pgavrielidis@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Paschalis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gavriilidis
authors.forename: Ilektra
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Michalopoulou
authors.forename: Kleopatra
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chatzikakidou
authors.forename: Anastasia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nikolaidou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology*; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D018329:Nevus, Blue / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013909:Thorax