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Dermal melanocytoses are peculiar melanocytic lesions characterized by a bluish discoloration of large portions of the skin. The different entities are named for the areas of the body they affect. Histologically, all feature a sparse melanocytic infi ltrate among undisturbed collagen fi bers. Melanocytes are elongated with thin, pigmented dendrites. This group of lesions is a variation on the theme of blue nevus, linked by common initiating mutations.
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Massi, G., LeBoit, P.E. (2014). Dermal Melanocytosis. In: Histological Diagnosis of Nevi and Melanoma. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37311-4_9
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