Nevus, Epithelioid and Spindle Cell
"Nevus, Epithelioid and Spindle Cell" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A benign compound nevus occurring most often in children before puberty, composed of spindle and epithelioid cells located mainly in the dermis, sometimes in association with large atypical cells and multinucleate cells, and having a close histopathological resemblance to malignant melanoma. The tumor presents as a smooth to slightly scaly, round to oval, raised, firm papule or nodule, ranging in color from pink-tan to purplish red, often with surface telangiectasia. (Dorland, 27th ed)
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D018332
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.665.560.615.625.585
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nevus, Epithelioid and Spindle Cell" by people in Profiles.
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Evaluation and Surgical Management of Pediatric Cutaneous Melanoma and Atypical Spitz and Non-Spitz Melanocytic Tumors (Melanocytomas): A Report From Children's Oncology Group. J Clin Oncol. 2025 Mar 20; 43(9):1157-1167.
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Management strategies of academic pigmented lesion clinic directors in the United States. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2018 Aug; 79(2):367-369.
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Melanoma in pediatric, adolescent, and young adult patients. Semin Oncol. 2009 Oct; 36(5):419-31.
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Spitz nevus with rosette-like structures: a new histologic variant. J Cutan Pathol. 2008 May; 35(5):510-2.
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Sentinel lymph node biopsy for atypical melanocytic lesions with spitzoid features. Ann Surg Oncol. 2006 Dec; 13(12):1664-70.
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Survival in sentinel lymph node-positive pediatric melanoma. J Pediatr Surg. 2005 Jun; 40(6):988-92; discussion 992.
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Cyclin D1 overexpression in Spitz nevi: an immunohistochemical study. Am J Dermatopathol. 1999 Apr; 21(2):115-20.