A Case of Desmoplastic Spitz Nevus.
- Author:
Sang Dai SHIM
1
;
You Chan KIM
;
Ki Woong RO
;
Hyang Joon PARK
;
Yong Woo CINN
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dankook University School of Medicine, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Desmoplastic Spitz nevus
- MeSH:
Adult;
Buttocks;
Extremities;
Female;
Fibrosis;
Humans;
Nevus;
Nevus, Epithelioid and Spindle Cell*;
Pigmentation
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2004;42(9):1189-1191
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Desmoplastic Spitz nevus is a rare histological variant of Spitz nevus characterized by diffuse fibrosis without junctional activity, nesting, or pigmentation. Nevus cells are predomintantly spindle- shaped and compressed by a desmoplastic stroma. It presents typically as a firm, dome-shaped, flesh-colored papule or nodule, measuring up to 1cm in the greatest diameter, is most often located on extremities. We report a case of desmoplastic Spitz nevus occurring on the left side of the buttock in a 33-year-old women.
