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BENIGN LESIONS MASQUERADING AS MALIGNANT MELANOMA; HOW TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPOSTER


PIGMENTED SPINDLE CELL NEVUS
Histologic Features


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Plaque-like proliferation of spindled melanocytes

Large, horizontally oriented nests

Heavily pigmented, spindle-shaped melanocytes

Kamino bodies occasionally

Pushing, shall dermal component

REFERENCE:

Sau P, Graham JH, Helwig EB. J Am Acad Dermatol 28:565-71, 1993