Malignant amelanotic melanoma developing from an intradermal naevus in a patient with oculocutaneous albinism

Clin Exp Dermatol. 2009 Dec;34(8):e590-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2009.03261.x. Epub 2009 May 22.

Abstract

A 43-year-old Taiwanese man who had oculocutaneous albinism type 1 presented with a tumorous lesion over the pubic region. Within the tumour, there was a small pinkish plaque. Histopathologically, the tumour revealed benign naevus cells in the upper dermis and atypical malignant tumour cells in the deeper dermis. Immunohistochemistry using HMB-45 showed intensive positive staining in the deeper dermal tumour cells. Amelanotic malignant melanoma (MM) originating from a pre-existing intradermal naevus was diagnosed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Albinism, Oculocutaneous / pathology*
  • Early Detection of Cancer
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Melanoma / pathology*
  • Nevus, Intradermal / pathology*
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology*