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*Benign. | *Benign. | ||
*Common. | *Common. | ||
* | *Arise from [[junctional nevus|junctional nevi]] and then progress to [[intradermal nevi]].<ref>URL: [http://www.dermpedia.org/dermpedia-textbook/compound-nevus http://www.dermpedia.org/dermpedia-textbook/compound-nevus]. Accessed on: 20 May 2014.</ref> | ||
Clinical: | Clinical - think about [[malignant melanoma]]... it should ''not'' be like melanoma: | ||
*''ABCD'' = asymmetric, borders (irregular), colour (black), diameter (large). | *''ABCD'' = asymmetric, borders (irregular), colour (black), diameter (large). | ||
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*In the dermis '''and''' epidermis - '''key feature'''. | *In the dermis '''and''' epidermis - '''key feature'''. | ||
*+/-Adipocytes - uncommon.<ref name=pmid9810886>{{Cite journal | last1 = Eng | first1 = W. | last2 = Cohen | first2 = PR. | title = Nevus with fat: clinical characteristics of 100 nevi containing mature adipose cells. | journal = J Am Acad Dermatol | volume = 39 | issue = 5 Pt 1 | pages = 704-11 | month = Nov | year = 1998 | doi = | PMID = 9810886 }}</ref> | *+/-Adipocytes - uncommon.<ref name=pmid9810886>{{Cite journal | last1 = Eng | first1 = W. | last2 = Cohen | first2 = PR. | title = Nevus with fat: clinical characteristics of 100 nevi containing mature adipose cells. | journal = J Am Acad Dermatol | volume = 39 | issue = 5 Pt 1 | pages = 704-11 | month = Nov | year = 1998 | doi = | PMID = 9810886 }}</ref> | ||
DDx: | |||
*[[Malignant melanoma]] (nevoid). | |||
*[[Dysplastic nevus]]. | |||
*[[Junctional nevus]]. | |||
*[[Intradermal nevus]]. | |||
===Images=== | ===Images=== | ||