Difference between revisions of "Halo nevus"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(create) |
(fix image) |
||
| (2 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
The '''halo nevus''' is a [[melanocytic lesion]] with a particular clinical appearance. | The '''halo nevus''' is a [[melanocytic lesion]] with a particular clinical appearance. | ||
== | ==General== | ||
*Benign. | |||
==Gross== | |||
*Central zone of pigment. | *Central zone of pigment. | ||
*Peripherally a pale halo. | |||
===Image=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image:Halo_Nevus_zoomed.jpg | Halo nevus. (WC) | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||
| Line 11: | Line 20: | ||
*Lymphocytes at perimeter of lesion. | *Lymphocytes at perimeter of lesion. | ||
Image: | ===Images=== | ||
<gallery> | |||
Image:SkinTumors-281.jpg | Halo nevus. (WC) | |||
</gallery> | |||
www: | |||
*[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2916106/figure/F3/ Halo nevus (nih.gov)].<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Kay | first1 = KM. | last2 = Kim | first2 = JH. | last3 = Lee | first3 = TS. | title = Poliosis of eyelashes as an unusual sign of a halo nevus. | journal = Korean J Ophthalmol | volume = 24 | issue = 4 | pages = 237-9 | month = Aug | year = 2010 | doi = 10.3341/kjo.2010.24.4.237 | PMID = 20714388 }}</ref> | *[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2916106/figure/F3/ Halo nevus (nih.gov)].<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Kay | first1 = KM. | last2 = Kim | first2 = JH. | last3 = Lee | first3 = TS. | title = Poliosis of eyelashes as an unusual sign of a halo nevus. | journal = Korean J Ophthalmol | volume = 24 | issue = 4 | pages = 237-9 | month = Aug | year = 2010 | doi = 10.3341/kjo.2010.24.4.237 | PMID = 20714388 }}</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 10:42, 9 July 2013
The halo nevus is a melanocytic lesion with a particular clinical appearance.
General
- Benign.
Gross
- Central zone of pigment.
- Peripherally a pale halo.
Image
Halo nevus. (WC)
Microscopic
Features:
- Epidermal melanocytes not nested.
- May have dermal and/or epidermal component.
- Central zone of pigment.
- Lymphocytes at perimeter of lesion.
Images
Halo nevus. (WC)
www:
See also
References
- ↑ Kay, KM.; Kim, JH.; Lee, TS. (Aug 2010). "Poliosis of eyelashes as an unusual sign of a halo nevus.". Korean J Ophthalmol 24 (4): 237-9. doi:10.3341/kjo.2010.24.4.237. PMID 20714388.