Atypia and differential diagnosis in cellular blue nevi: clinicopathological study of 21 cases
Author(s) -
Banu Yaman,
Gülşen Kandiloğlu,
Banu Sarsık,
Taner Akalın
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
turkish journal of pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.305
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 1309-5730
pISSN - 1018-5615
DOI - 10.5146/tjpath.2014.01296
Subject(s) - nuclear atypia , atypia , pathology , h&e stain , blue nevus , medicine , mitotic index , infiltration (hvac) , nevus , melanoma , differential diagnosis , lesion , biopsy , mitosis , staining , biology , immunohistochemistry , physics , cancer research , microbiology and biotechnology , thermodynamics
Cellular blue nevus differs from the classic blue nevus with characteristics such as large size, cellularity, intense pigmentation, and growing pattern with subcutaneous infiltration. It is a dermal melanocytic tumor that can be confused with melanoma due to the atypia it may contain.
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