cellular blue nevus
Histologic Features
- A dome-shaped sessile symmetrical lesion characterized by
- Non-involvement of the epidermis
- Many monomorphous large spindle nevus cells showing ovoid nuclei, prominent nucleoli and abundant pale cytoplasm, arranged as solitary units and nests within the dermis
- Scattered deeply pigmented dendritic melanocytes
- Deeply pigmented melanophages in large numbers
- Extension into the subcutaneous fat
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