Nonpigmented dysplastic melanocytic nevi.
- 1 August 1997
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Dermatology
- Vol. 133 (8) , 992-994
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archderm.1997.03890440066011
Abstract
Dysplastic melanocytic nevi (DMN) are thought to represent a clinical and histologic bridge between common pigmented nevi and superficial spreading malignant melanoma. The following clinical criteria for DMN were established to aid in the proper identification of these lesions: irregular perimeter, size exceeding 5 mm in diameter, background erythema, and variegated color (shades of browns, tans, blacks, and reds). Histologic features include basilar melanocytic proliferation with nuclear atypia, a patchy lymphocytic infiltrate with concentric eosinophilic fibroplasia, and lamellar fibroplasia. To our knowledge, there have been no previously reported cases of uniformly nonpigmented DMN.Keywords
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