Diagnosis: Melanocytic nevus
Description: Surgical excision.
Morphology: Hyperpigmentation
Site: Hand,palm
Sex: F
Age: 6
Type: Clinical
Submitted By: Nameer Al-Sudany
Differential DiagnosisHistory:
A very interesting case referred from another dermatologist of a 6-year-old girl presented with an asymptomatic, oval, blackish patch/plaque about 2x1 cm in greatest diametetrs involved the middle portion of the palm of six months duration. We put three differential diagnoses according to lesion's morphology: Benign melanocytic nevus, pigmented BCC and malignant melanoma. An excisional biopsy was done and benign melanocytic nevus was the final diagnosis.