Reed nevus (pigmented spindle-cell nevus): a report of three cases with distinct dermoscopic patterns.

نویسندگان

  • Karin Krause Boneti
  • Juãn Piñeiro-Maceira
  • Francisco Burnier Carlos Pereira
  • Carlos Baptista Barcaui
چکیده

Reed nevus or pigmented spindle-cell nevus may mimic cutaneous melanoma; however, its dermoscopic and histopathological characteristics are different. This case report describes three patients with distinct clinical, dermoscopic and histopathological presentations, which were correlated to enable a differential diagnosis to be made between melanoma and Spitz nevus.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

دوره 85 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2010