<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> In 1979, Kamino and colleagues described pink globules, in the epidermis of Spitz nevi. These globules, later known as Kamino bodies, were PAS-positive, diastase-resistant, and positive on trichrome staining. Their presence does not rule out malignant melanoma completely, but makes it less likely, since similar globules were noted in the epidermis in only 2% of malignant melanomas and 0.9% of ordinary melanocytic nevi. The globules in malignant melanomas and ordinary melanocytic nevi were negative with PAS and trichrome staining. In 2010, Dr. HidekoKamino, received the Walter R. Nickel Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Dermatopathology. This short communication is about Professor Kamino and the dermatopathological condition that bears her name.</p></abstract>

In 1979, Kamino and colleagues described pink globules, in the epidermis of Spitz nevi. These globules, later known as Kamino bodies, were PAS-positive, diastase-resistant, and positive on trichrome staining. Their presence does not rule out malignant melanoma completely, but makes it less likely, since similar globules were noted in the epidermis in only 2% of malignant melanomas and 0.9% of ordinary melanocytic nevi. The globules in malignant melanomas and ordinary melanocytic nevi were negative with PAS and trichrome staining. In 2010, Dr. HidekoKamino, received the Walter R. Nickel Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Dermatopathology. This short communication is about Professor Kamino and the dermatopathological condition that bears her name.

Hideko Kamino and the eponym linked to her name / Hideko Kamino i eponim vezan za njeno ime

Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1072, USA

Serbian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology

In 1979, Kamino and colleagues described pink globules, in the epidermis of Spitz nevi. These globules, later known as Kamino bodies, were PAS-positive,...

Hideko Kamino and the eponym linked to her name / Hideko Kamino i eponim vezan za njeno ime

Published Online: Feb 12, 2013

Page range: 122 - 124

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10249-011-0044-6

Keywords
Dermatology, Pathology, Nevus, Epithelioid and Spindle Cell, Awards and Prizes, Non MeSH: Kamino Bodies

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Hideko Kamino and the eponym linked to her name / Hideko Kamino i eponim vezan za njeno ime

Published Online: Feb 12, 2013

Page range: 122 - 124

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10249-011-0044-6

KeywordsDermatology, Pathology, Nevus, Epithelioid and Spindle Cell, Awards and Prizes, Non MeSH: Kamino Bodies

This content is open access.

Keywords
Dermatology, Pathology, Nevus, Epithelioid and Spindle Cell, Awards and Prizes, Non MeSH: Kamino Bodies