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Spitz Nevus and Variants

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Spitz nevus is also known as Spitz tumor, spindle and epithelioid cell nevus of large spindle and/or epithelioid cells, spindle cell nevus, juvenile melanoma, and benign juvenile melanoma. The Spitz nevus is a benign melanocytic neoplasm usually acquired with a distinct histopathologic appearance. The characteristic that sets this lesion apart from other nevi is the presence of large epithelioid and/or spindle cells in varying proportions. The lesion is frequently misdiagnosed as malignant melanoma.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC, 20037, USA

    Raymond L. Barnhill MD (Chair, Professor of Dermatology and Pathology) (Chair, Professor of Dermatology and Pathology)

  2. Division of Dermatology and Department of Pathology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA

    Michael Piepkorn MD, PhD (Clinical Professor) (Clinical Professor)

  3. Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 10021, USA

    Klaus J. Busam MD (Associate Professor) (Associate Professor)

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Barnhill, R.L., Busam, K.J. (2004). Spitz Nevus and Variants. In: Barnhill, R.L., Piepkorn, M., Busam, K.J. (eds) Pathology of Melanocytic Nevi and Malignant Melanoma. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-21619-5_7

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