Diseases

Blue Nevus

Usually a benign tumor, that commonly presents as a solitary blue nodule with spindled MELANOCYTES covered by smooth SKIN. Several variants have been identified, one variant being malignant. The blue color is caused by large, densely packed melanocytes deep in the DERMIS of the nevus. In CHILDREN, they usually occur on the BUTTOCKS and LUMBOSACRAL REGION and are referred to as cellular blue nevi. Malignant blue nevi are more commonly found on the SCALP.

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Usually a benign tumor, that commonly presents as a solitary blue nodule with spindled MELANOCYTES covered by smooth SKIN. Several variants have been identified, one variant being malignant. The blue color is caused by large, densely packed melanocytes deep in the DERMIS of the nevus. In CHILDREN, they usually occur on the BUTTOCKS and LUMBOSACRAL REGION and are referred to as cellular blue nevi. Malignant blue nevi are more commonly found on the SCALP.

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9 entry terms
  • Blue Nevi
  • Nevus, Blue
  • Nevi, Blue
  • Blue Nevus, Cellular
  • Cellular Blue Nevi
  • Cellular Blue Nevus
  • Blue Nevi, Cellular
  • Nevi, Cellular Blue
  • Nevus, Cellular Blue

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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coord IM with SKIN NEOPLASMS (IM) + site (IM or NIM) if relevant

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Previous Indexing

  • Nevus (1966-1993)
  • Nevus, Pigmented (1967-1993)

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  1. C04w.557.665w.560w.615w.550w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Blue Nevus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018329. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018329
  2. Blue Nevus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_nevus
  3. Blue Nevus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2006470