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Angiomatoid and desmoplastic Spitz nevus presenting as a keloidal nodule
Author(s) -
Yu JiaDe,
Jen Melinda V.,
Yan Albert C.,
Elenitsas Rosalie,
Rubin Adam I.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/pde.13479
Subject(s) - spitz nevus , medicine , nodule (geology) , dermatology , pathology , nevus , keloid , melanoma , biology , cancer research , paleontology
Angiomatoid and desmoplastic Spitz nevi are rare histologic variants of Spitz nevi that present most frequently on the extremities of children and young adults. Although Spitz nevi are clinically heterogeneous, one presenting as a keloidal nodule has not been previously published. We present a case of an angiomatoid and desmoplastic Spitz nevus clinically akin to a keloid on an African‐American teenager and describe its unique histopathologic features.