20
Views
1
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Melanocytic pathology

Common and uncommon variants of melanocytic naevi

Pages 396-403 | Received 28 Apr 2004, Accepted 20 Jun 2004, Published online: 06 Jul 2009

References

  • Barnhill RL, Piepkorn M, Busam KJ, editors. Pathology of Melanocytic Nevi and Malignant Melanoma. rd ed. New York: Springer-Verlag, 2004.
  • Elder DE. Notes for Workshop on Pathology of Pigmented Lesions. Pathology Update, Sydney, Australia, 12–14 March 2004.
  • Blessing K. Benign atypical naevi: diagnostic difficulties and continued controversy. Histopathology 1999; 34: 189–98.
  • Worrett W-I, Burgdorf WHC. Which direction do nevus cells move? Abtropfung reexamined. Am J Dermatopathol 1998; 20: 135–9.
  • Crowson AN, Magro CM, Mihm MC Jr. The Melanocytic Prolifera-tions: A Comprehensive Textbook of Pigmented Lesions. New York: Wiley-Liss, 2001.
  • Elder DE, Murphy GF. Melanocytic Tumours of the Skin. Atlas of Tumor Pathology. 3" Series, Fascicle 2. Washington, DC: AFIP, 1991.
  • Haupt HM, Stern JB. Pagetoid melanocytosis: histologic fea-tures in benign and malignant lesions. Am J Surg Pathol 1995; 19: 792–7.
  • Shapiro M, Ming ME, Elder DE, et al. Investigation of the nomenclature used for microscopically dysplastic naevi. J Cutan Pathol 2003; 30: 75 (Abstr).
  • Ackerman AB. Enough mysticism about dysplastic nevi. Dermato-pathol Pract Concept 2001; 7: 86–8.
  • Piepkorn M. A hypothesis incorporating the histologic characteristics of dysplastic nevi into the normal biological development of melanocytic nevi. Arch Dermatol 1990; 126: 514–8.
  • Urso C. Atypical histologic features in melanocytic nevi. Am J Dermatopathol 2000; 22: 391–6.
  • Tucker MA, Halpern A, Holly EA, et al. Clinically recognized dysplastic nevi: a central risk factor for cutaneous melanoma. JAMA 1997; 277: 1439–44.
  • Annessi G, Cattaruzza MS, Abeni D, et al. Correlation between clinical atypia and histologic dysplasia in acquired melanocytic nevi. J Am Acad Dermatol 2001; 45: 77–85.
  • Arumi-Uria M, McNutt NS, Finnerty B. Grading of atypia in nevi: correlation with melanoma risk. Mod Pathol 2003; 16: 764–71.
  • Pozo L, Naase M, Cerio R, et al. Critical analysis of histologic criteria for grading atypical (dysplastic) melanocytic nevi. Am J Clin Pathol 2001; 115: 194–204.
  • Toussaint S., Kamino H. Dysplastic changes in different types of melanocytic nevi: a unifying concept. J Cutan Pathol 1999; 26: 84–90.
  • Weedon D. Skin Pathology. 2nd ed. London: Churchill Livingstone, 2002.
  • Kossard S, Commens C, Symons M, Doyle J. Lentiginous dysplastic nevi in the elderly: a potential precursor for malignant melanoma. Australas J Dermatol 1991; 32: 27–37.
  • Kossard S. Atypical lentiginous junctional naevi of the elderly and melanoma. Australas J Dermatol 2002; 43: 91–101.
  • LeBoit PE. A diagnosis for maniacs. Am J Dermatopathol 2000; 22: 556–8.
  • Mooi WJ. Spitz nevus and its histologic simulators. Adv Anat Pathol 2002; 9: 209–21.
  • Walsh N, Crotty K, Palmer A, McCarthy S. Spitz naevus versus Spitzoid malignant melanoma: an evaluation of the current distin-guishing histopathologic criteria. Hum Pathol 1998; 29: 1105–12.
  • Crotty KA, McCarthy SW, Palmer AA, et al. Malignant melanoma in childhood: a clinicopathologic study of 13 cases and comparison with Spitz nevi. World J Surg 1992; 16: 179–85.
  • Cribier BJ, Santinelli F, Grosshans E. Lack of clinical-pathological correlation in the diagnosis of congenital naevi. Br J Dermatol 1999; 141: 1004–9.
  • Mooi WJ. The expanding spectrum of cutaneous blue naevi. Curr Diagn Pathol 2001; 7: 56–68.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.