Open AccessTHE NATURE OF “BLUE NEVUS” IN CYSTIC TERATOMAS OF THE OVARY: An Ultrastructural Evidence for Schwann Cell Origin
Author(s) -
Kudo Motoshige
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
acta patholigica japonica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 74
ISSN - 0001-6632
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1985.tb00610.x
Subject(s) - ultrastructure , pathology , ovary , biology , nevus , medicine , cancer research , melanoma , genetics
The ultrastructural findings of two cases of “blue nevus” in ovarian benign cystic teratomas are described. The bipolar or dendritic pigmented cells showed features of Schwann cells with melanin synthesis, but not of ordinary melanocytes. This study supports the neural origin of blue nevus. ACTA PATHOL. JPN. 35: 693–698, 1985.