Pigmented spindle cell nevus
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A pigmented spindle cell nevus (also known as a "Pigmented spindle cell tumor of Reed,"[1] and "Pigmented variant of Spitz nevus"[1]) is a cutaneous condition characterized by a dark brown to black macule or papule, usually less than 6 mm.[1]
It was characterized in 1975.[2][3]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. pp. 1730–2. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0.
- ↑ James J. Nordlund (2006). The pigmentary system: physiology and pathophysiology. Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 1093–. ISBN 978-1-4051-2034-0. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ↑ Reed, RJ.; Ichinose, H.; Clark, WH.; Mihm, MC. (Jun 1975). "Common and uncommon melanocytic nevi and borderline melanomas.". Semin Oncol. 2 (2): 119–47. PMID 1234372.
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