Id http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0044793
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0044793
Preferred Name

spitz nevus

Definitions
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.
Synonyms
spitz naevus
spitz nevi
spindle and/ or epithelioid cell Nevus
benign juvenile melanoma
spitz nevus
juvenile nevus
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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