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==Neurocristic hamartoma==
==Neurocristic hamartoma==
{{Main|Neurocristic hamartoma}}
{{Main|Neurocristic hamartoma}}
==Desmoplastic melanocytic nevus==
*[[AKA]] ''sclerosing melanocytic nevus''.
===General===
*Benign.
===Gross===
*Usu. "small" and symmetric.
Clinical DDx:
*[[Dermatofibroma]].
*[[Dermal scar]].
===Microscopic===
Features:<ref name=Ref_Derm_464>{{Ref Derm|464}}</ref>
*[[Compound nevus]] ''or'' [[intradermal nevus]] with prominent dermal fibrosis.
**Fibrosis: extra pink - versus surrounding.
DDx:
*[[Desmoplastic neurotropic malignant melanoma]].
*[[Dermatofibroma]].
===IHC===
Features:<ref name=Ref_Derm_464>{{Ref Derm|464}}</ref>
*Melan A (MART-1) +ve (not usu. +ve in desmoplastic melanoma).<ref name=Ref_Derm_464>{{Ref Derm|464}}</ref>
*S-100 +ve.
*Ki-67 -- only rare cells.


==See also==
==See also==
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