PubMed · 1985 · 26 citations · 0 references
MedicineDermatologyPathologyDermatopathologyHistopathologyTumor PathologyCutaneous NeoplasmsHistopathology Of Skin TumorsMelanocytic LesionsPigmentary DisordersSkin TumorsSoft Tissue PathologyConnective Tissue NeviMelanocytic Nevus Histopathology
We report a patient with a hyperpigmented, non-hairy plaque on the forearm. The presence of disorganized smooth-muscle bundles within the dermis proved this lesion to be a dermal smooth-muscle hamartoma. The relationship of this lesion to the pigmented hairy nevus of Becker is discussed.