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A form of pigmented nevus showing intense melanocytic activity around the dermo-epidermal junction. Large numbers of spindle-shaped melanocytes proliferate downward toward the dermis and usually a large amount of pigment is present. It was first described in 1976 and the bulk of patients reported have been young females with the lesions presenting on the thighs. (From Rook et al., Textbook of Dermatology, 4th ed, 1992, p185)
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- Nevi, Spindle Cell
- Nevus, Spindle Cell
- Spindle Cell Nevi
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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, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.
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coordinate with SKIN NEOPLASMS + site if relevant
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- Nevus, Pigmented (1973-1993)
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- National Library of Medicine. Spindle Cell Nevus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018331. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018331
- Spindle Cell Nevus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigmented_spindle_cell_nevus
- Spindle Cell Nevus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7193412