nevus spilus (congenital speckled lentiginous nevus)
Histologic Features
- A relatively broad lesion, characterized by
- Alternating flat and raised areas
- Flat areas demonstrating elongated epidermal retes, hyperpigmentation, an increased number of melanocytes at the basal layer in association with melanophages in the upper dermis
- Raised areas showing nests of typical melanocytes at the dermoepidermal junction and angiocentric and adnexocentric nevus cells in the dermis
- Regions that resemble a blue nevus
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