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. 1990 Feb;12(1):93-102.
doi: 10.1097/00000372-199002000-00014.

What are nevus cells?

M Magana-Garcia  1 , A B Ackerman
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What are nevus cells?

M Magana-Garcia et al. Am J Dermatopathol. 1990 Feb.

Abstract

Although the term "nevus cell" was introduced nearly a century ago and is used daily in the parlance of general pathology and dermatopathology, writings about the subject indicate that agreement has yet to be reached about the nature of these cells. On the basis of all of the evidence about "nevus cells," morphological and biochemical, that has been accumulated to date, we conclude that they are simply melanocytes.

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  • What are nevus cells?
    Cramer SF. Cramer SF. Am J Dermatopathol. 1990 Dec;12(6):629-30. doi: 10.1097/00000372-199012000-00020. Am J Dermatopathol. 1990. PMID: 2268003 No abstract available.

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