Atypia and Differential Diagnosis in Cellular Blue Nevi: Clinicopathological Study of 21 Cases

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YAMAN B. , KANDILOGLU G., SARSIK KUMBARACI B. , AKALIN T.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY, cilt.31, ss.89-94, 2015 (ESCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi) identifier identifier identifier

  • Cilt numarası: 31 Konu: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5146/tjpath.2014.01296
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.89-94

Özet

Objective: Cellular blue nevus differs from the classic blue nevus with characteristics such as large size, cellularity, intense pigmentation, and growing pattern with subcutaneous infiltration. It is a dermal melanocytic tumor that can be confused with melanoma due to the atypia it may contain.