Spitz nevi in older adults: Correlation of histopathology with results of a gene expression profiling assay - ScienceDirectadult Spitz nevusatypical spitz tumorgene expression profilingmolecular diagnosisspitzoid melanocytic neoplasmdoi:10.1016/j.jaad.2019.12.029Ben J. Friedman MD a...
Five cases of a distinctive variant of desmoplastic Spitz nevus are reported. To the best of our knowledge, this tumor has never been described previously. Clinically, it presents itself as a solitary papule on the extremities of young adults. Microscopically, it shows predominance of solitary mela...
:Spitz nevus is a benign melanocytic lesion, which presents in several ways: solitary, agminated, or disseminated. The disseminated variant is uncommon; it may have a rapid evolution (the eruptive form) and be difficult to manage. This report presents the case of a 24-year-old patient with...
Spitz nevus is a biologically benign nevus associated with a good prognosis, but it sometimes may be difficult to distinguish from melanoma on histological grounds. There seems to be a morphologic spectrum from frankly benign to overtly malignant spitzoid lesions. Furthermore, in the last years some...
IntroductionSpitz nevus is recognized as a benign or indolent melanocyte proliferation that most commonly develops in children and young adults.In some cases,atypical Spitz nevus may mimic a malignant melanocytic neoplasm.To differentiate Spitz nevus from melanoma,thorough examinations are needed.Dermoscopy...
Spitz nevus: histological features and distinction from malignant melanoma. Austral J Dermatol , v. 38, suppl. 1, p. 49-53, 1997.CROTTY, K.A. Spitz nevus: histological features and distinction from malignant melanoma. Austral J Dermatol, v. 38(suppl. 1), p. 49-53, 1997....
Spitz nevi are benign, acquired, melanocytic proliferations, which generally develop in children and adolescents, although it also occurs in adults. Spitz nevus was first described by Sophie Spitz in 1948, and it was regarded as a juvenile melanoma, with the implication of being a malignant ...
Spitz nevus is also known as spindle and epithelioid cell nevus and juvenile melanoma. The latter term is generally no longer used as it is misleading: it is not a melanoma, it is a benign lesion; it can also occur in adults, not only in children. The lesion is named after Dr.Sophie...
Spindle and epithelioid cell nevi in children and adults: a review of 211 cases of the Spitz nevus. Cancer. 1977;40(1):217-225.Weedon D, Little JH. Spindle and epithelioid cell nevi in children and adults: a review of 211 cases of the Spitz nevus. Cancer. 1977; 40:217-225....
nevusreviewSpitz naevus is a benign melanocytic lesion that shares many histological features with melanoma. While Spitz naevi characteristically occur in children and young adults and melanomas in the middle-aged and elderly, either tumour can occur in patients of any age. In many cases, the ...