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    J Dermatol. 2000 Nov;27(11):730-3.

    Pedunculated atypical cellular blue nevus.

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    Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Kyunghee University, Hoeki-Dong, Dongdaemun-Ku, Seoul 130-702, Korea.

    Abstract

    Atypical variants of cellular blue nevus are considered to have features intermediate between typical cellular blue nevus and rare malignant blue nevus; they usually show bizarre pleomorphic cells which have prominent nucleoli. We describe a 37-year-old-Korean woman who had had an asymptomatic pedunculated single mass on her right thigh for 17 years. A skin biopsy showed a tumor consisting of intensely pigmented dendritic cells and less or nonpigmented epitheloid cells in the dermis with striking atypia. There has been no evidence of recurrence for 3 years after surgery. The diagnosis of atypical cellular blue nevus was made on the basis of clinical features and skin biopsy findings.

    PMID:
    11138540
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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