Osteoma Cutis Arising in Common Blue Nevus (Blue Osteonevus): A Clinicopathologic, Immunohistochemical, and Dermoscopic Study

Am J Dermatopathol. 2019 Feb;41(2):e19-e21. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000001211.

Abstract

Osteonevus of Nanta is a rare histopathologic variant of melanocytic nevus that results from ossification of the dermis between dermal nests of melanocytes. Most cases described in the literature have been associated with long-standing intradermal nevi and were often located in the upper part of the body. We report a lesion on the shoulder of an elderly man showing the association of a common blue nevus and osteoma cutis, an exceptional feature which has been previously reported in 2 instances. We also describe for the first time the dermoscopic appearance of this "blue osteonevus."

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Bone Diseases, Metabolic / complications*
  • Bone Diseases, Metabolic / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Nevus, Blue / complications*
  • Nevus, Blue / pathology
  • Ossification, Heterotopic / complications*
  • Ossification, Heterotopic / pathology
  • Skin Diseases, Genetic / complications*
  • Skin Diseases, Genetic / pathology
  • Skin Neoplasms / complications*
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology

Supplementary concepts

  • Osseous Heteroplasia, Progressive