| Spitz nevus | |
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| Spitz nevus | |
| Specialty | Oncology, Dermatology |
| Prognosis | benign |
A Spitz nevus is a benign skin lesion. A type of melanocytic nevus, it affects the epidermis and dermis.[1]
It is also known as an epithelioid and spindle-cell nevus,[2] and misleadingly as a benign juvenile melanoma,[2]: 691 and Spitz's juvenile melanoma[3]). The name juvenile melanoma is generally no longer used as it is neither a melanoma, nor does it occur only in children.[4]
- ^ LeBoit, PE, Burg G, Weedon D, Sarasin A. (Eds) World Health Organization Classification of Tumours: Pathology and Genetics of Skin Tumours. Lyon: IARCPress. 2006.
- ^ a b James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
- ^ Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. pp. 1728–30. ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1.
- ^ Crotty, K. Spitz Naevus: Histological features and distinction from malignant melanoma. Australasian Journal of Dermatology. 38 (suppl): S49-S53. 1997.