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'''Melanocytic lesions''' are commonly encountered in [[dermatopathology]] and an area which causes some difficulty, i.e. it is hard to decide in some cases whether a lesion is benign (e.g. Spitz nevus) or malignant ([[malignant melanoma]]).
[[Image:Blue nevus - intermed mag.jpg|thumb|right|A melanocytic lesion ([[blue nevus]]). [[H&E stain]]. (WC/Nephron)]]
'''Melanocytic lesions''' are commonly encountered in [[dermatopathology]] and an area which causes some difficulty, i.e. it is hard to decide in some cases whether a lesion is benign (e.g. [[Spitz nevus]]) or malignant ([[malignant melanoma]]).


==Overview==
=Overview=
===Identifying melanocytes===
===Identifying melanocytes===
*Pigmented.
*Clear ''or'' pigmented cytoplasm.
*Clear cytoplasm.
*+/-Nuclear pseudoinclusions.
*Epithelioid (superficial) ''or'' spindled (deep).


===Benign lesions===
===Benign lesions===
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| Children & adolescents
| Children & adolescents
| usu. non-pigmented
| usu. non-pigmented
| [http://www.drmihm.com/cases/casefigure.cfm?figID=931&CaseID=51 Spitz nevus (drmihm.com)]
| [http://www.drmihm.com/cases/casefigure.cfm?figID=931&CaseID=51 Spitz nevus (drmihm.com)], [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spitz_nevus_-_high_mag.jpg Spitz nevus - high mag. (WC)], [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spitz_nevus_-_intermed_mag.jpg Spitz nevus - intermed. mag. (WC)]
| <ref name=Ref_WMSP499>{{Ref WMSP|499}}</ref>
| <ref name=Ref_WMSP499>{{Ref WMSP|499}}</ref>
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| [[Dysplastic nevus]] (Clark's nevus)
| [[Dysplastic nevus]] (Clark's nevus)
| melanocyte bridges, lamellar fibrosis
| melanocyte bridges, lamellar fibrosis
| melanocytes "bridges" btw sides of rete, "lamellar fibrosis" (collagen deep to epidermis), mod. atypia
| melanocytes "bridges" between sides of rete ridges, "lamellar fibrosis" (collagen deep to epidermis), mod. atypia
| may be familial - precursor to melanoma
| may be familial - precursor to melanoma
| may have asymmetry in shape or pigmentation
| may have asymmetry in shape or pigmentation
|
| [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dysplastic_nevus_-_low_mag.jpg Dysplastic nevus - low mag.], [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dysplastic_nevus_-_add_-_high_mag.jpg Dysplastic nevus - high mag.]
| <ref name=Ref_WMSP502>{{Ref WMSP|502}}</ref>
| <ref name=Ref_WMSP502>{{Ref WMSP|502}}</ref>
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*"Maturation" in the context of melanocytic lesions ''means'' (1) the cells get smaller with depth, (2) cells are less mitotic with depth.
*"Maturation" in the context of melanocytic lesions ''means'' (1) the cells get smaller with depth, (2) cells are less mitotic with depth.


==Dermal nevus==
=Lentiginous melanocytic lesions=
*[[AKA]] ''mole''.
==Lentigo simplex==
{{Main|Lentigo simplex}}
 
==Solar lentigo==
*Plural ''solar lentigines''.
===General===
===General===
*Think ''melanoma''.
*Benign.
 
Fits into the larger category of ''lentiginous melanocytic proliferations'' - these include:<ref name=Ref_Derm438>{{Ref Derm|438}}</ref>
*Solar lentigo.
*[[Lentigo simplex]].
*Lentiginous nevus.
*Lentiginous [[melanoma in situ]].
 
===Gross===
Features:<ref name=Ref_Derm438>{{Ref Derm|438}}</ref>
*Small (< 4 mm), irregular brown [[macule]].
*Usu. sun-exposed area.


Clinical: ''ABCD'' = asymmetric, borders (irregular), colour (black), diameter (large).
DDx (clinical):
*[[Lentigo maligna]] - melanoma in situ on sun damaged skin.
*[[Seborrheic keratosis]], flat.<ref name=dermammin_sl>URL: [http://www.dermaamin.com/site/histopathology-of-the-skin/53-a/1555-actinic-lentigo-.html http://www.dermaamin.com/site/histopathology-of-the-skin/53-a/1555-actinic-lentigo-.html]. Accessed on: 6 May 2013.</ref>


===Microscopic===
===Microscopic===
Features:<ref>need ref</ref>
Features:<ref name=Ref_Derm437>{{Ref Derm|437}}</ref>
*Hyperpigmented melanocytes - may be present in increased quantities - '''key feature'''.
**Classically at the tips of the rete ridges.
*No (melanocyte) nuclear atypia.
*Solar damage ([[solar elastosis]]).<ref name=pmid19536147>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Hafner | first1 = C. | last2 = Stoehr | first2 = R. | last3 = van Oers | first3 = JM. | last4 = Zwarthoff | first4 = EC. | last5 = Hofstaedter | first5 = F. | last6 = Klein | first6 = C. | last7 = Landthaler | first7 = M. | last8 = Hartmann | first8 = A. | last9 = Vogt | first9 = T. | title = The absence of BRAF, FGFR3, and PIK3CA mutations differentiates lentigo simplex from melanocytic nevus and solar lentigo. | journal = J Invest Dermatol | volume = 129 | issue = 11 | pages = 2730-5 | month = Nov | year = 2009 | doi = 10.1038/jid.2009.146 | PMID = 19536147 }}</ref>
 
Notes:
*Should ''not'' be present:<ref name=Ref_Derm438>{{Ref Derm|438}}</ref>
**Nests of melanocytes.
**Pagetoid spread of melanocytes.
 
DDx:<ref name=Ref_Derm437>{{Ref Derm|437}}</ref>
*Pigmented [[actinic keratosis]].
*[[Lichen planus-like keratosis]].
*Pigmented [[seborrheic keratosis]].
*[[Ephelis]] (freckle).
 
====Images====
<gallery>
Image:Skin_tumors_181.jpg | Solar lentigo. (WC)
</gallery>
*[http://www.dermaamin.com/site/images/histo-pic/a/actinic-lentigo/actinic-lentigo1.jpg Solar lentigo (dermammin.com)].<ref name=dermammin_sl>URL: [http://www.dermaamin.com/site/histopathology-of-the-skin/53-a/1555-actinic-lentigo-.html http://www.dermaamin.com/site/histopathology-of-the-skin/53-a/1555-actinic-lentigo-.html]. Accessed on: 6 May 2013.</ref>
 
===Sign out===
<pre>
FOREARM LESION, RIGHT, PUNCH BIOPSY:
- SOLAR LENTIGO.
</pre>
 
====Micro====
The sections show hair-bearing skin with basilar pigmentation at the tips of the rete ridges and solar elastosis.  No melanocytic nests are identified.  The epidermal cells mature to the surface.  No significant inflammation is present.
 
==Lentiginous melanocytic nevus==
*[[AKA]] ''lentiginous nevus''.
===General===
*Benign.
 
Fits into the larger category of ''lentiginous melanocytic proliferations'' - these include:<ref name=Ref_Derm438>{{Ref Derm|438}}</ref>
*[[Solar lentigo]].
*[[Lentigo simplex]].
*Lentiginous nevus.
*Lentiginous [[melanoma in situ]].
 
===Gross===
*Small flat pigmented lesion.
 
===Microscopic===
Features:<ref name=Ref_Derm438>{{Ref Derm|438}}</ref>
*Melanocytes without atypia in the epidermis only - '''key feature'''.
*Melanocytic nests.
*+/-Rete ridge elongation.
 
DDx:
*[[Atypical lentiginous nevus]].
*[[Dysplastic nevus]].
*[[Melanoma in situ]] - especially if [[solar elastosis]] is present.
 
====Images====
www:
*[http://www.derm101.com/Popups/FigurePopup.aspx?id=dp0101a06f005&aid=740564&filename=dp0101a06g005b Lentiginous nevus (derm101.com)].
 
===Sign out===
<pre>
SKIN LESION, BACK, SHAVE EXCISION:
- JUNCTIONAL LENTIGINOUS NEVUS.
-- COMPLETELY EXCISED (LATERAL CLEARANCE 1 MM).
</pre>
 
====Micro====
The sections show skin with non-nested melanocytes in the epidermis. The melanocytes have no significant cytologic atypia. There is no upward scatter of melanocytes. The lesion is completely excised the in plane of section.
 
=Nested melanocytic lesions=
==Common melanocytic nevus==
*[[AKA]] ''common nevus''.
*In common language: ''mole''.
===General===
*Benign.
*Common.
*Think ''[[melanoma]]''.
Clinical:
*''ABCD'' = asymmetric, borders (irregular), colour (black), diameter (large).
 
===Microscopic===
Features:
*Symmetrical lesion.
*Symmetrical lesion.
*"Matures" with depth - less cellular, less atypia.
*"Matures" with depth  
**Less cellular with depth
**Less nuclear atypia with depth.
**Smaller cells with depth.
**Smaller nests with depth.
*Rare mitoses (superficial).
**No deep mitoses.
*No destruction of surrounding structures.
*No destruction of surrounding structures.
*Only in dermis '''key feature'''.
*No nucleoli.
**Otherwise it is something else, e.g. ''dermal nevus'', ''junctional nevus''.
 
====Subtypes====
=====Compound melanocytic nevus=====
*Abbreviated ''CMN'' and ''CN''.
 
*In the dermis '''and''' epidermis - '''key feature'''.
 
=====Junctional melanocytic nevus=====
*Abbreviated ''JN''.
 
*In the epidermis - '''key feature'''.
 
=====Intradermal melanocytic nevus=====
*[[AKA]] ''dermal nevus''.
*[[AKA]] ''intradermal melanocytic nevus''.
*[[AKA]] ''intradermal nevus'', abbreviated ''IDN''.<ref name=pmid11493376>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Fullen | first1 = DR. | last2 = Reed | first2 = JA. | last3 = Finnerty | first3 = B. | last4 = McNutt | first4 = NS. | title = S100A6 preferentially labels type C nevus cells and nevic corpuscles: additional support for Schwannian differentiation of intradermal nevi. | journal = J Cutan Pathol | volume = 28 | issue = 8 | pages = 393-9 | month = Sep | year = 2001 | doi =  | PMID = 11493376 }}</ref>
{{Main|Intradermal nevus}}
 
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====Junctional melanocytic nevus====
<pre>
SKIN LESION, RIGHT LATERAL UPPER ARM, BIOPSY:
- BENIGN JUNCTIONAL NEVUS.
</pre>
 
=====Micro=====
The sections show melanocytes in nest confined to the epidermis. The lesion is symmetrical in its architecture and pigment distribution. There is no pagetoid spread of melanocytes in the epidermis. No significant nuclear atypia is identified. No mitotic activity is appreciated.
 
The lesion is completely excised in the plane of section.
 
====Compound melanocytic nevus====
{{Main|Compound nevus}}
 
====Intradermal melanocytic nevus====
{{Main|Intradermal nevus}}
 
==Congenital-pattern nevus==
*[[AKA]] ''congenital nevus''.
===General===
*Congenital ''or'' acquired - thus "congenital-pattern".
*Large ones increase melanoma risk.<ref name=Ref_PBoD8_1170>{{Ref PBoD8|1170}}</ref>
**Small (<2 cm), intermediate (2-20 cm), large (>20 cm).


===Microscopic===
===Microscopic===
*Basaloid cells mixed with squamous cells.  
Features:<ref name=Ref_WMSP501>{{Ref WMSP|501}}</ref>
*Keratin-filled invaginations.  
*Growth along dermal structures - '''key feature'''.
*Horn cysts - intraepidermal, brown globule-like structures.  
**Nerves, hair shafts, ducts.
**Melanocytes at the dermoepidermal junction.<ref>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1059477-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1059477-overview].</ref>
**"Deep" melanocytes.
*Lacks nuclear atypia.
*+/-Mitoses.
*+/-Less nesting.<ref name=cong_nevus_dermpedia/>
 
DDx:
*[[Intradermal melanocytic nevus]].
*[[Malignant melanoma]].
 
Images:
*[http://www.dermpedia.org/image/congenital-nevus-4 Congenital nevus - 4 (dermpedia.org)].<ref name=cong_nevus_dermpedia>URL: [http://www.dermpedia.org/dermpedia-textbook/congenital-nevus http://www.dermpedia.org/dermpedia-textbook/congenital-nevus]. Accessed on: 27 December 2012.</ref>
*[http://www.dermpedia.org/image/congenital-nevus-5 Congenital nevus - 5 (dermpedia.org)].
 
===Sign out===
<pre>
SKIN LESION, LEFT UPPER BACK, BIOPSY:
- COMPOUND MELANOCYTIC NEVUS WITH CONGENITAL FEATURES.
</pre>
 
==Recurrent melanocytic nevus==
*[[AKA]] ''persistent melanocytic nevus''.
*[[AKA]] ''pseudomelanoma''.
===General===
*Classically, arises at the site of a partially excised nevus.<ref name=Ref_Derm465>{{Ref Derm|465}}</ref>
 
===Microscopic===
Features - three layers (often described as a "sandwich"):
#Features of a ''[[compound nevus]]'' or ''[[junctional nevus]]''.
#[[Scar]].
#*Thick collagen bundles arranged parallel to the skin surface.
#Features of an [[intradermal nevus]].
 
May have:<ref name=Ref_Derm465>{{Ref Derm|465}}</ref>
*Pagetoid spread of melanocytes.
*Confluent nests at the DE junction.
*Nuclear atypia - uncommon.
 
DDx:<ref name=Ref_Derm465>{{Ref Derm|465}}</ref>
*[[Melanoma in situ]] - classically spread beyond the scar, unlike pseudomelanoma - growth confined to epidermis.
*[[Sclerosing nevus]].
 
===IHC===
*HMB-45 deep component -ve.
*Ki-67 - non-proliferative.
 
==Sclerosing melanocytic nevus==
*[[AKA]] ''sclerosing nevus''.
 
===General===
*Similar to ''[[recurrent nevus]]''.
*Clinically may be confused with [[melanoma]].
*No history of trauma or prior excision.
 
===Microscopic===
Features:<ref name=pmid18537860 >{{Cite journal  | last1 = Fabrizi | first1 = G. | last2 = Pennacchia | first2 = I. | last3 = Pagliarello | first3 = C. | last4 = Massi | first4 = G. | title = Sclerosing nevus with pseudomelanomatous features. | journal = J Cutan Pathol | volume = 35 | issue = 11 | pages = 995-1002 | month = Nov | year = 2008 | doi = 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2007.00941.x | PMID = 18537860 }}</ref>
*Trizonal - may be described as a ''sandwich'':
*# [[Junctional melanocytic nevus|Junctional]] ''or'' [[compound nevus]].
*#* May have pagetoid spread of melanocytes, i.e. non-basal melanocytes in the epidermis.
*#* Cannot have cytologic atypia - presence of cytologic atypia in this layer makes it [[melanoma]].
*# Fibrotic tissue with irregular melanocytic nests.
*# Nevus below scar - may be [[common melanocytic nevus|common]], congenital-type, [[dysplastic nevus|dysplastic]], [[spitz nevus|Spitz]].
 
DDx:
*[[Malignant melanoma]].
*[[Recurrent melanocytic nevus]] - also trizonal; however, has a fibrotic layer that does ''not'' have melanocytes in it.<ref name=pmid18537860 />
 
==Pigmented spindle cell nevus==
*[[AKA]] ''pigmented spindle cell nevus of Reed''.
{{Main|Pigmented spindle cell nevus}}


==Spitz nevus==
==Spitz nevus==
*AKA ''epithelioid and spindle-cell nevus''.
*[[AKA]] ''epithelioid and spindle cell nevus''.
{{Main|Spitz nevus}}
 
==Acral nevus==
*[[AKA]] ''melanocytic nevus with intraepidermal ascent of cells'' ([[MANIAC]]).
*[[AKA]] ''volar nevus''.
{{Main|Acral nevus}}
 
==Dysplastic melanocytic nevus==
*[[AKA]] ''dysplastic nevus''.
*[[AKA]] ''Clark nevus''.
*[[AKA]] ''nevus with architectural disorder''.
**This term is recommended by the American NIH; however, it is not widely adopted.<ref name=pmid22703907>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Elston | first1 = D. | title = Practical advice regarding problematic pigmented lesions. | journal = J Am Acad Dermatol | volume = 67 | issue = 1 | pages = 148-55 | month = Jul | year = 2012 | doi = 10.1016/j.jaad.2012.04.006 | PMID = 22703907 }}</ref>
{{Main|Dysplastic nevus}}
 
==Desmoplastic melanocytic nevus==
*[[AKA]] ''sclerosing melanocytic nevus''.
 
===General===
*Benign.


===Epidemiology===
===Gross===
*Children & adolescents.
*Usu. "small" and symmetric.
 
Clinical DDx:
*[[Dermatofibroma]].
*[[Dermal scar]].


===Microscopic===
===Microscopic===
Features:<ref name=Ref_WMSP499>{{Ref WMSP|499}}</ref>
Features:<ref name=Ref_Derm_464>{{Ref Derm|464}}</ref>
*Architecture:
*[[Compound nevus]] ''or'' [[intradermal nevus]] with prominent dermal fibrosis.
**Nests of cells (spindle, epithelioid or spindle/epithelioid) - in both dermis and epidermis.
**Fibrosis: extra pink - versus surrounding.
***Nests are vertically arranged, i.e. the long axis of the nests are perpendicular to the skin surface.
****Nest arrangement/orientation described as "cluster of bananas".
*+/-Hyperkeratosis (more keratin, i.e. thick stratum corneum).
*+/-Hypergranulosis (thick stratum granulosum).
*+/-Acanthosis (thick stratum spinosum).
*'''NEVER''' in the setting of solar elastosis.<ref>HJ. 16 July 2010.</ref>
**If there is solar elastosis -- it's melanoma.
*Camino bodies (also written ''Kamino bodies'') - dense eosinophilic bodies at dermoepidermal junction.<ref>URL: [http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/skintumorspitz.html http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/skintumorspitz.html]. Accessed on: 18 May 2011.</ref>


Images:
DDx:
*[http://www.drmihm.com/cases/case.cfm?CaseID=51 Spitz nevus - collection of images (drmihm.com)].
*[[Desmoplastic neurotropic malignant melanoma]] - usually mitotic figures, nuclear atypia (enlarged, hyperchromatic).
*[http://alf3.urz.unibas.ch/pathopic/e/getpic-fra.cfm?id=006734 Spitz nevus with arrow to camino body (unibas.ch)].
*[[Dermatofibroma]].
*[[Dermal scar]] - no adnexal structures.
 
===IHC===
Features:<ref name=Ref_Derm_464>{{Ref Derm|464}}</ref>
*Melan A (MART-1) +ve.
**Usually -ve in desmoplastic melanoma.<ref name=Ref_Derm_464>{{Ref Derm|464}}</ref>
*S-100 +ve.
**Should stain approximally the same number of cells as Melan A.
*Ki-67 -- only rare cells.
 
==Nodal nevus==
*AKA ''nevus in lymph node'' and ''benign nevus cells in lymph node''.
{{Main|Nodal nevus}}


=Miscellaneous=
==Blue nevus==
==Blue nevus==
:'''''Common blue nevus''' redirects here''.
*Abbreviated ''BN''.
===General===
===General===
*Usu. head & neck or extremities; clinically confused with melanoma.<ref name=Ref_PCPBoD8_592>{{Ref PCPBoD8|592}}</ref>
*Usually head & neck, extremities (e.g. dorsum of wrist or foot) or buttock.<ref name=Ref_Derm456>{{Ref Derm|456}}</ref>
*Clinically confused with [[malignant melanoma]].<ref name=Ref_PCPBoD8_592>{{Ref PCPBoD8|592}}</ref>
*Second most common melanocytic lesion of the oral cavity.<ref>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1079272-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1079272-overview]. Accessed on: 10 December 2012.</ref>
**Most common melanocytic lesion ''[[intramucosal melanocytic nevus]]''.


Clinical:
===Gross===
*Blue flat or slightly raised lesion.
*Blue flat or slightly raised lesion.


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*Lentil-shaped (ovoid) nests between collagen bundles.
*Lentil-shaped (ovoid) nests between collagen bundles.
*Mix of spindle or dendritic or epithelioid cell morphology.
*Mix of spindle or dendritic or epithelioid cell morphology.
Notes:<ref name=Ref_Derm457>{{Ref Derm|457}}</ref>
*Classically no epidermal component.
** The entity ''compound blue nevus'' has been described; it is rare.<ref name=pmid2221938>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Kamino | first1 = H. | last2 = Tam | first2 = ST. | title = Compound blue nevus: a variant of blue nevus with an additional junctional dendritic component. A clinical, histopathologic, and immunohistochemical study of six cases. | journal = Arch Dermatol | volume = 126 | issue = 10 | pages = 1330-3 | month = Oct | year = 1990 | doi =  | PMID = 2221938 }}
</ref>
*May be assoc. with a hair follicle.
DDx:
*[[Malignant melanoma]] - often lacks a Grenz zone (lesion in papillary dermis),<ref name=pmid16446716/> mitotic figures, [[necrosis]], cytologic atypia, asymmetry (architecture, pigment).
*Atypical blue nevus - have some of the features of melanoma.
*[[Clear cell sarcoma]].
*[[Dermatofibroma]] - esp. amelanotic BN.
*[[Combined melanocytic nevus]] - blue nevus found together with another nevus (classically [[common melanocytic nevus]]), superficial.
*[[Pigmented epithelioid melanocytoma]] - superificial dermis, has nuclear atypia.
*[[Vascular lesions]] ([[venous lake]], [[hemangioma]]).
====Images====
<gallery>
Image:Blue_nevus_%281_of_4%29.jpg | Blue nevus (WC)
Image:Blue_nevus_-_very_low_mag.jpg | Blue nevus - very low mag. (WC)
Image:Blue_nevus_-_intermed_mag.jpg | Blue nevus - intermed. mag. (WC)
</gallery>
www:
*[http://www.dermatopathonline.com/blue%20nevus2.html Several types of blue nevi (dermatopathonline.com)].
*[http://www.nature.com/modpathol/journal/v19/n2s/fig_tab/3800516f25.html#figure-title Melanoma that looks a bit like a blue nevus (nature.com)].<ref name=pmid16446716>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Magro | first1 = CM. | last2 = Crowson | first2 = AN. | last3 = Mihm | first3 = MC. | title = Unusual variants of malignant melanoma. | journal = Mod Pathol | volume = 19 Suppl 2 | issue =  | pages = S41-70 | month = Feb | year = 2006 | doi = 10.1038/modpathol.3800516 | PMID = 16446716 }}</ref>
====Variants of blue nevus====
Several histologic variants:<ref name=Ref_Derm457>{{Ref Derm|457}}</ref>
*Common blue nevus - the blue nevus not otherwise specified.
*[[Cellular blue nevus]].
*Amelanotic blue nevus - may be confused with a [[dermatofibroma]].
*Sclerosing blue nevus - has stromal fibrosis.
*Epithelioid blue nevus.
Memory device:
*''C CASE'' = '''C'''ommon, '''C'''ellular, '''A'''melanotic, '''S'''clerosing, '''E'''pithelioid.
===IHC===
*HMB-45 diffusely +ve.{{fact}}
**Melanoma patchy +ve.
*MART-1 diffusely +ve.
*Ki-67 low.
===Sign out===
<pre>
SKIN LESION, RIGHT WRIST DORSUM, PUNCH BIOPSY:
- COMMON BLUE NEVUS.
</pre>
<pre>
SKIN LESION, LEFT SHIN, PUNCH BIOPSY:
- SCLEROSING BLUE NEVUS.
</pre>
====Micro====
The sections show pigmented spindle cells in the dermis between collagen bundles. The spindle cells show no nuclear atypia and no mitotic activity is appreciated.
The lesion does not extend into the epidermis and is separated from it by a Grenz zone. There are no melanocyte nests. There is no significant inflammation. The lesion is completely excised.
The pigmented cells are negative on the Prussian blue stain.
=====Sclerosing blue nevus=====
The sections show pigmented spindle cells in the dermis between densely packed collagen fibres. The spindle cells show no significant nuclear atypia, and no mitotic activity is appreciated.  The lesion extends up to the epidermis; however, it does not appear to involve the epidermis. The overlying epidermis has hyperkeratosis; otherwise, it is unremarkable. There are no nests of melanocytes. There is no significant inflammation. The lesion is completely excised in the plane of section.
==Cellular blue nevus==
===General===
*Congenital or acquired.
*Usually scalp or butt.
*Variant of the ''[[common blue nevus]]''.
===Microscopic===
Features:<ref name=Ref_WMSP501>{{Ref WMSP|501}}</ref>
*Dermal lesion with pigmented spindle cells & epithelioid cells - '''key feature'''.
*Cells lack nucleoli.
*Biphasic:
*# Epithelioid cells with pale cytoplasm.
*# Pigmented spindle cells +/- melanophages.


Images:
Images:
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blue_nevus_%281_of_4%29.jpg Blue nevus (WC)].  
*[http://www.dermpedia.org/case/cellular-blue-nevus-0 Cellular blue nevus (dermpedia.org)].
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blue_nevus_-_very_low_mag.jpg Blue nevus - very low mag. (WC)].  
 
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blue_nevus_-_intermed_mag.jpg Blue nevus - intermed. mag. (WC)].
==Combined melanocytic nevus==
*[[AKA]] ''combined nevus''.
===General===
*Uncommon.
*Morphologic features of two types of melanocytic nevi.
**Most common: [[blue nevus]] and common nevus.<ref name=pmid21881487>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Baran | first1 = JL. | last2 = Duncan | first2 = LM. | title = Combined melanocytic nevi: histologic variants and melanoma mimics. | journal = Am J Surg Pathol | volume = 35 | issue = 10 | pages = 1540-8 | month = Oct | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31822e9f5e | PMID = 21881487 }}</ref>


==See also==
===Microscopic===
Features:<ref name=pmid21881487/>
*Morphologic features of two types of melanocytic nevi.
 
DDx:
*[[Malignant melanoma]].
*[[Pigmented epithelioid melanocytoma]] - superificial dermis, has nuclear atypia.
 
===Sign out===
<pre>
A. SKIN LESION, LEFT UPPER ARM, PUNCH BIOPSY:
- BENIGN COMBINED MELANOCYTIC NEVUS (INTRADERMAL MELANOCYTIC NEVUS AND BLUE NEVUS).
</pre>
 
==Neurocristic hamartoma==
{{Main|Neurocristic hamartoma}}
 
=See also=
*[[Dermatopathology]].
*[[Dermatopathology]].
*[[Cytopathology]].
*[[Cytopathology]].
*[[Non-malignant skin disease]].
*[[Non-malignant skin disease]].
*[[Pigmented lesions of the oral cavity]].
*[[Melanosis coli]].
*[[Small bowel pseudomelanosis]].


==References==
=References=
{{reflist|2}}
{{reflist|2}}
=External links=
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4jgUcxMezM Dear 16 year-old me (youtube.com)] - with Dr. G.


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[[Category:Dermatopathology]]
[[Category:Melanocytic lesions]]
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