Melanocytic tumor
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| Melanocytic tumor | |
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| Noncancerous dysplastic nevus (left) and cancerous melanoma (right) | |
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| Specialty | Dermatology |
Melanocytic tumors are tumors developed from melanocytes.[1]
Classification
| Types | Subtypes |
|---|---|
| Melanocytic tumors in intermittently sun-exposed skin | Simple lentigo and lentiginous melanocytic nevus
Junctional, compound, and dermal nevus Special site nevi Recurrent nevus Deep penetrating nevus and melanocytoma Pigmented epithelioid melanocytoma |
| Melanocytic tumors in chronically sun-exposed skin | Lentigo malignant melanoma
Desmoplastic melanoma |
| Spitz tumors | Spitz melanoma
Spitz nevus Pigmented spindle cell nevus |
| Melanocytic tumors in acral skin | Acral melanoma |
| Genital and mucosal melanocytic tumors | Genital nevus |
| Melanocytic tumors arising in blue nevus | Blue nevus |
| Melanocytic tumors arising in congenital nevus | |
| Ocular melanocytic tumors | Uveal melanoma |
| Nodular, nevoid, and metastatic melanoma | Nodular melanoma
Nevoid melanoma Metastatic melanoma |
References
- ↑ DE, Elder; D, Massi; RA, Scolyer; R, Willemze (2018). "2. Melanocytic tumours". WHO Classification of Skin Tumours. Vol. 11 (4th ed.). Lyon (France): World Health Organization. pp. 65–152. ISBN 978-92-832-2440-2. Archived from the original on 2022-07-11. Retrieved 2022-08-19.