LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Osteonevus of Nanta: a case report in a combined melanocytic nevus

Melo, Elaine Dias; Couto, Patrícia Amaral; Schettini, Antônio Pedro Mendes; Rodrigues, Carlos Alberto Chirano.

An. bras. dermatol; 95 (3), 2020

Abstract Secondary osteoma cutis is a phenomenon that may occur in several conditions. When it occurs in a melanocytic nevus it is named osteonevus of Nanta, an event considered uncommon and characterized by the presence of bone formation adjacent or interposed with melanocytic cells. There are reports o...

Enfermedades Óseas Metabólicas/patología, Enfermedades Óseas Metabólicas/cirugía, Inmunohistoquímica, Melanocitos/patología, Nevo Intradérmico/patología, Nevo Intradérmico/cirugía, Nevo Pigmentado/patología, Nevo Pigmentado/cirugía, Osificación Heterotópica/patología, Osificación Heterotópica/cirugía, Dermatosis del Cuero Cabelludo/patología, Dermatosis del Cuero Cabelludo/cirugía, Enfermedades Cutáneas Genéticas/patología, Enfermedades Cutáneas Genéticas/cirugía, Neoplasias Cutáneas/patología, Neoplasias Cutáneas/cirugía

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Osteoma cutis: rare painful tumor in atypical location

Abstract Osteoma cutis or cutaneous ossification is a rare entity characterized by the formation of bone in the skin. We present an isolated primary osteoma cutis located on the palm, an atypical location....