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.