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Spitz nevus

A benign, acquired or congenital, usually single skin lesion. It can occur on any area of the body, but most commonly occurs on the face of children and the thighs of young females. It is characterized by a proliferation of large spindle, oval, or large epithelioid melanocytes in the dermal-epidermal junction. The melanocytic proliferation subsequently extends into the dermis.

Identifiers
MONDO:0044793
Also known as
benign juvenile melanoma · juvenile nevus · spindle and/ or epithelioid cell Nevus · spitz naevus · spitz nevi
Disease Subtypes
Desmoplastic spitz nevus
Epithelioid cell nevus
Spindle cell nevus

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