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| Id | http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Spitz_Spindle_Cell_Nevus
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Spitz_Spindle_Cell_Nevus
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| Preferred Name | Spitz Nevus |
| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
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Spitz Nevus
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Spitz Nevus
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| DEFINITION |
A benign, acquired or congenital, usually single skin lesion. It can occur on any area of the body, but most commonly occurs on the face of children and the thighs of young females. It is characterized by a proliferation of large spindle, oval, or large epithelioid melanocytes in the dermal-epidermal junction. The melanocytic proliferation subsequently extends into the dermis.
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Spindle and/ or Epithelioid Cell Nevus
Juvenile Nevus
Benign Juvenile Melanoma
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A benign, acquired or congenital, usually single skin lesion. It can occur on any area of the body, but most commonly occurs on the face of children and the thighs of young females. It is characterized by a proliferation of large spindle, oval, or large epithelioid melanocytes in the dermal-epidermal junction. The melanocytic proliferation subsequently extends into the dermis.
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Thesaurus:Spitz_Spindle_Cell_Nevus
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Spindle and/ or Epithelioid Cell Nevus
Juvenile Nevus
Benign Juvenile Melanoma
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