Proliferating Giant Pigmented Nevus: A Report of an Unusual Tumor Occurring in Association with a Congenital Giant Pigmented Nevus
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Proliferating giant pigmented nevus: a report of an unusual tumor occurring in association with a congenital giant pigmented nevus.
A 32-year-old Japanese woman with a giant pigmented congenital nevus of the torso presented with a massive pigmented tumor mass of the vulva which grew over an 8-year period. Histologically, the tumor was composed of benign appearing nevus-like cells with focal areas of extensive fibrous response. The tumor cells were positive for S-100 protein and with an antihuman melanoma antibody (MoAb 225,...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Investigative Dermatology
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0022-202X
DOI: 10.1038/jid.1989.89