Histological Diagnosis of Nevi and Melanoma

Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
Criteria for the Diagnosis of Benign Melanocytic Nevus....Pages 1-14
Melanocytic Hyperplasia....Pages 15-22
Melanotic Macules....Pages 23-34
“Common” Nevus....Pages 35-70
Congenital Nevus....Pages 71-84
Junctional Anomalies in Congenital and Acquired Nevi in the First Years of Life....Pages 85-96
Proliferative Nodules in Congenital Nevi....Pages 97-120
Nevus Spilus (Speckled lentiginous nevus)....Pages 121-124
Dermal Melanocytoses....Pages 125-130
Blue Nevus(“Common” blue nevus)....Pages 131-150
Blue Nevus (“cellular” blue nevus)....Pages 151-168
Spitz Nevus....Pages 169-234
Reed Nevus....Pages 235-252
Deep Penetrating Nevus....Pages 253-264
Dysplastic Nevus, Clark Nevus or Common Nevus?....Pages 265-276
Combined Nevus....Pages 277-288
Nevi on Acral Skin....Pages 289-302
Nevi on Genital Skin....Pages 303-314
Nevi in the Oral Cavity....Pages 315-328
Polypoid Nevus of Pregnancy and Milk Line Nevi....Pages 329-336
Nevi of the Conjunctiva....Pages 337-346
Melanocytic Nevi affected by Inflammatory Skin Diseases....Pages 347-362
Halo Nevus....Pages 363-378
Recurrent and Persistent Nevi....Pages 379-384
Criteria for the Diagnosis of Malignant Melanoma....Pages 385-402
Melanoma in Situ....Pages 403-412
Lentigo Maligna Pattern of Melanoma in Situ and Melanoma....Pages 413-418
Superficial Spreading Pattern of Melanoma....Pages 419-424
Nodular Pattern of Melanoma....Pages 425-430
Melanoma with an Invasive Spindle Cell Component....Pages 431-442
Nevoid Melanoma....Pages 443-462
Spitzoid Melanoma....Pages 463-486
Desmoplastic Melanoma....Pages 487-502
Neurotropic Melanoma....Pages 503-508
Melanoma with Neural Differentiation....Pages 509-514
Myxoid Melanoma....Pages 515-520
Melanoma Resembling Blue Nevus....Pages 521-526
Animal Type Melanoma....Pages 527-532
Melanoma Arising in Blue Nevus....Pages 533-536
Unusual and Bizarre Forms of Melanoma....Pages 537-550
Melanoma Arising in a Pre-Existent Nevus....Pages 551-564
Melanoma on Palms, Soles and Subungual Melanoma Acral Melanoma....Pages 565-580
Melanoma on Genital Skin....Pages 581-590
Melanoma in the Oral Cavity....Pages 591-604
Melanoma On Conjunctiva....Pages 605-612
Recurrent and Persistent Melanoma....Pages 613-616
Regressing and Regressed Melanoma....Pages 617-630
Cutaneous Metastatic Melanoma....Pages 631-644
Histological Prognostic Factors....Pages 645-649
Back Matter....Pages 651-657