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Markus Braun-Falco, MD; Rüdiger Hein, MD; Johannes Ring, MD
Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany

Arch Dermatol. 2002;138:1091-1096.

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REPORT OF A CASE

A 62-year-old white man presented with a nodule on the dorsum of his right foot (Figure 1). The nodule had gradually enlarged over the past 6 months. As far as the patient could remember, it had arisen from normal skin. The patient had no pain or any other symptoms except for a slight feeling of pressure when wearing footwear. His medical history was unremarkable, and he specifically denied a history of cancer, gout, or rheumatoid arthritis. The nodule, which measured approximately 8 mm in diameter, was almost symmetrically round and dome shaped. It was skin colored, with a grayish darkening toward the center, relatively sharply circumscribed, and surrounded by a diffuse hyperpigmentation. Its surface appeared smooth, and it was firm and movable over the adjacent subcutaneous tissue. Skin examination did not reveal other abnormalities. There were no palpable lymph . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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