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“Common” Nevus

(lentigo simplex Junctional nevus, compound nevus, intradermal nevus and Clark nevus) and uncommon variants

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Histological Diagnosis of Nevi and Melanoma

Abstract

Lacking of better names we use these simplistic definitions to encompass melanocytic neoplasms which are by and large the most common nevi encountered in routine practice: lentigo simplex, junctional nevus, compound nevus and intradermal nevus. These lesions are supposed to be the progressive stages of a melanocytic neoplasm’s natural evolution. The first step is lentigo simplex characterized by the distinct proliferation of melanocytes in single units aligned along the epidermal basal layer.

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  1. Department of Pathology, Catholic University Medical School, Largo F. Vito, 1, 00168, Rome, Italy

    Prof. Guido Massi M.D. (Professor of Pathology and Dermatopathology)

  2. University of California, 1701 Divisadero St, Room 350, CA, 94115, San Francisco, USA

    Philip E. Leboit M.D. (Professor of Dermatopathology)

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Massi, G., Leboit, P.E. (2004). “Common” Nevus. In: Histological Diagnosis of Nevi and Melanoma. Steinkopff, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7985-1943-5_4

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