title: Two adjacent individual fibroepithelioma of Pinkus of the umbilicus-one pink, one pigmented-a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We present a unique case of separate and independent adjacent fibroepitheliomas of Pinkus (FeP) arising from the umbilicus in an 83-year-old man. Of further interest, one is pigmented and the other nonpigmented. Clinical, dermatoscopic and histopathological images are provided. A review of the published literature is undertaken to attempt to assess the incidence of pigmented versus nonpigmented FeP. Of 24 published FeP cases, 10 (41.7%) have been pigmented. Thus to date pigmented FeP comprise approaching one-half of all reported cases.
authors.affiliation: Skin Patrol Skin Cancer Clinic, Berwick, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Mike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Inskip
authors.affiliation: Skin Cancer Unit, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
authors.forename: Caterina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Longo
authors.affiliation: Dorevitch Pathology, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Afaf
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Haddad
keywords: basal cell carcinoma; dermatoscopy; dermoscopy; fibroepithelioma of Pinkus; pigmented; umbilicus