Pigmented lesions of the skin
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Whether the diagnosis of any particular nevus is problematic or not depends upon a variety of factors, including the experience and enthusiasm of the pathologist, the nature of the specimen (shave vs. punch vs. excisional), the quality of the sections (and their staining), the hour of the day or day of the week in addition to the problems relating to the ever-increasing range of histological variants that we are obliged to recognize. Reporting nevi, difficult or otherwise late on a Friday afternoon is probably always a mistake particularly if it follows rather than precedes the customary preweekend celebration (the TGIF club)! This presentation focuses on some of the more commonly misdiagnosed and problematic nevoid variants.
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