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Atlas of dermatopathology
Josef Feit, Hana Jedličková, Günter Burg, Luděk Matyska, Spasoje Radovanovic et al.
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+ Introduction
+ Literature
+ Support
+ Skin biopsy
+ Non-tumorous skin diseases
+ Skin tumors
+ Cysts of the skin and subcutis
+ Soft tissue lesions
+ Some lesions of the oral cavity
+ Dermatovenerology
+ Collection of histological slides by prof. Günter Burg
+ Collection of histological slides by prof. Werner Kempf
+ Collection of histological slides of dr. Ram Chandra Adhikari
Melanocytic macule of the lip or genital
Clinical signs
  • pigmented macule in variable shades of brown
  • size up to 15 mm
  • localization: lip, genital (vulva, penis)
Histology

Acanthosis, dendritic melanocytes, increased pigmentation of the basal layer of the epidermis. Melanophages are scattered in the papillary dermis in about half of cases.

Pictures

Melanocytic macule of the lip (labial lentigo): Melanotic macule of the lip, HE 40x (4052)

Melanocytic macule of the lip, another case: Melanotic macule of the lip, HE 40x (2300)

Genital lentigo: Genital lentigo, HE 20x (4263)