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Abstract
A benign compound nevus occurring most often in children before puberty, composed of spindle and epithelioid cells located mainly in the dermis, sometimes in association with large atypical cells and multinucleate cells, and having a close histopathological resemblance to malignant melanoma. The tumor presents as a smooth to slightly scaly, round to oval, raised, firm papule or nodule, ranging in color from pink-tan to purplish red, often with surface telangiectasia. (Dorland, 27th ed)
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- Nevus, Spindle Cell and Epithelioid
- Spitz Nevus
- Nevus, Spitz
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.
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coordinate with SKIN NEOPLASMS + site if relevant
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- Nevus, Pigmented (1977-1993)
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- National Library of Medicine. Nevus, Epithelioid and Spindle Cell. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018332. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018332
- Nevus, Epithelioid and Spindle Cell. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18971640