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Blue nevus of the uterine cervix
Author(s) -
Goldman Ronald L.,
Friedman Nathan B.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(1967)20:2<210::aid-cncr2820200206>3.0.co;2-s
Subject(s) - medicine , blue nevus , melanoma , nevus , cervix , lesion , pathology , stroma , dermatology , cancer , cancer research , immunohistochemistry
This paper describes 3 instances of melanotic nevi occurring in the stroma of the uterine cervix, a subject heretofore discussed primarily in the foreign literature. The lesion is interpreted as a visceral analogue of the cutaneous blue nevus. The presence of stromal blue nevi in the cervix and the prostate support a neural origin for the cell of the blue nevus. The possible relationship between visceral blue nevi and some malignant melanomas is discussed and a plea is made for careful examination of visceral organs for disclosure of additional instances of this lesion so that its incidence and distribution may be evaluated more fully.