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Dermpath & clinic: Pigmented epithelioid melanocytoma Volume 30, issue 4, July-August 2020

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1 Dermatology Department, Edouard Herriot Hospital, Lyon, France
2 Department of Pathology, Lyon Sud Hospital Centre, Pierre Bénite, France

A 37-year-old man of skin type VI consulted our dermatology department for a nodule on the posterior surface of the right thigh, above the popliteal fossa, which had appeared with no obvious reason one year ago. The lesion was occasionally tender. Medical history was remarkable for sickle-cell anaemia. Physical examination showed a 6-mm firm pigmented nodule with a keratotic surface (figure 1A). There was no regional (inguinal) lymphadenopathy. Dermatoscopic examination revealed a bluish colour. [...]