doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1990.tb04193.x.
Pigmented spindle cell naevus
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- DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1990.tb04193.x
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Pigmented spindle cell naevus
Br J Dermatol.
1990 Dec.
Abstract
We report 22 cases of pigmented spindle cell naevus (PSCN). The usual appearance of these naevi is that of a heavily pigmented papule found mostly on the legs of young patients. Histologically, PSCN was characterized by symmetrical proliferation of spindle-shaped pigmented melanocytes grouped in large junctional nests. Pagetoid spread of single cells in the overlying epidermis was frequently found. In our opinion, PSCN is a distinctive benign acquired melanocytic naevus that in the past has been frequently misdiagnosed as atypical Spitz naevi or malignant melanoma.
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