A histologic comparison of congenital and acquired nevomelanocytic nevi.
Arch Dermatol
; 121(10): 1266-73, 1985 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
A reliable microscopic differentiation of nevomelanocytic nevi (NMNs) as congenital or acquired would be useful in defining a histogenic relationship between cutaneous melanoma and congenital NMN. In order to delineate histologic differences between congenital NMN and acquired NMN, a standardized assessment was conducted blindly, using a sample of consecutive surgical specimens of NMN submitted to a children's hospital pathology file. Despite significant histologic differences between congenital NMN and acquired NMN, the lack of a reliable prevalence rate for the proportion of congenital NMNs among all NMN specimens submitted for pathologic examination precludes a precise estimate of predictive value for diagnosing a given NMN as congenital or acquired based on histologic features alone. The results of this study can be used neither to support nor to refute a histologic association between cutaneous melanoma and congenital NMN.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Nevo
Tipo de estudio:
Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Año:
1985
Tipo del documento:
Article