{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,16]],"date-time":"2026-10-16T09:22:52Z","timestamp":1792142572961,"version":"4.4.0"},"reference-count":161,"publisher":"Springer Science and Business Media LLC","issue":"3","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2007,7,26]],"date-time":"2007-07-26T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1185408000000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"http:\/\/www.springer.com\/tdm"}],"content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Virchows Arch"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2007,8,27]]},"DOI":"10.1007\/s00428-007-0459-7","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2007,7,25]],"date-time":"2007-07-25T09:38:12Z","timestamp":1185356292000},"page":"623-647","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":47,"title":["Melanocytic nevi simulant of melanoma with medicolegal relevance"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"451","author":[{"given":"Guido","family":"Massi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2007,7,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"459_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1588","DOI":"10.1001\/archderm.1975.01630240044008","volume":"111","author":"AB Ackerman","year":"1975","unstructured":"Ackerman AB, Kornberg R (1975) Pseudomelanoma: recurrent melanocytic nevus following partial surgical removal. Arch Dermatol 111:1588\u20131589","journal-title":"Arch Dermatol"},{"key":"459_CR2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"193","DOI":"10.1097\/00000372-199004000-00012","volume":"12","author":"AB Ackerman","year":"1990","unstructured":"Ackerman AB, Magana-Garcia M (1990) Naming acquired melanocytic nevi. Unna\u2019s Miescher\u2019s, Spitz\u2019s, Clark\u2019s. Am J Dermatopathol 12:193\u2013209","journal-title":"Am J Dermatopathol"},{"key":"459_CR3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"447","DOI":"10.1097\/00000372-199210000-00013","volume":"14","author":"AB Ackerman","year":"1992","unstructured":"Ackerman AB, Milde P (1992) Naming acquired melanocytic nevi. Common and dysplastic, normal and atypical, or Unna, Miescher, Spitz, and Clark? Am J Dermatopathol 14:447\u2013453","journal-title":"Am J Dermatopathol"},{"key":"459_CR4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"292","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-2559.1997.tb00059.x","volume":"31","author":"M Akiyama","year":"1997","unstructured":"Akiyama M, Inamoto N, Kuramochi S, Nakamura K (1997) Spitz naevus with a predominant epithelioid cell component and halo reaction. Histopathology 31:292\u2013293","journal-title":"Histopathology"},{"key":"459_CR5","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"297","DOI":"10.1016\/0046-8177(91)90165-L","volume":"22","author":"D Angelucci","year":"1991","unstructured":"Angelucci D, Natali PG, Amerio PL, Ramenghi M, Musiani P (1991) Rapid perinatal growth mimicking malignant transformation in a giant congenital melanocytic nevus. Human Pathol 22:297\u2013301","journal-title":"Human Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR6","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"754","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-2559.2006.02411.x","volume":"48","author":"FC Antony","year":"2006","unstructured":"Antony FC, Sanclemente G, Shaikh H, Trelles AS, Calonje E (2006) Pigment synthesizing melanoma (so-called animal type melanoma): a clinicopathological study of 14 cases of a poorly known distinctive variant of melanoma. Histopathology 48:754\u2013762","journal-title":"Histopathology"},{"key":"459_CR7","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"724","DOI":"10.1016\/S0190-9622(08)81502-2","volume":"30","author":"NJ Ball","year":"1994","unstructured":"Ball NJ, Golitz LE (1994) Melanocytic nevi with focal atypical epithelioid cell components: a review of seventy-three cases. J Am Acad Dermatol 30:724\u2013729","journal-title":"J Am Acad Dermatol"},{"key":"459_CR8","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"52","DOI":"10.1016\/0046-8177(91)90061-S","volume":"22","author":"RL Barnhill","year":"1991","unstructured":"Barnhill RL, Barnhill MA, Berwick M, Mihm MC Jr (1991) The histologic spectrum of pigmented spindle cell nevus: a review of 120 cases with emphasis on atypical variants. Human Pathol 22:52\u201358","journal-title":"Human Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR9","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"243","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-2559.1991.tb00832.x","volume":"18","author":"RL Barnhill","year":"1991","unstructured":"Barnhill RL, Mihm MC Jr, Magro CM (1991) Plexiform spindle cell naevus: a distinctive variant of plexiform melanocytic naevus. Histopathology 18:243\u2013247","journal-title":"Histopathology"},{"key":"459_CR10","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1833","DOI":"10.1002\/1097-0142(19951115)76:10<1833::AID-CNCR2820761024>3.0.CO;2-L","volume":"76","author":"RL Barnhill","year":"1995","unstructured":"Barnhill RL, Flotte TJ, Fleischli M, Perez-Atayde A (1995) Cutaneous melanoma and atypical Spitz tumors in childhood. Cancer 76:1833\u20131845","journal-title":"Cancer"},{"key":"459_CR11","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"513","DOI":"10.1016\/S0046-8177(99)90193-4","volume":"30","author":"RL Barnhill","year":"1999","unstructured":"Barnhill RL, Argenyi ZB, From L, Glass LF, Maize JC, Mihm MC Jr, Rabkin MS, Ronan SG, White WL, Piepkorn M (1999) Atypical Spitz nevi\/tumors: lack of consensus for diagnosis, discrimination from melanoma, and prediction of outcome. Human Pathol 30:513\u2013520","journal-title":"Human Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR12","first-page":"160","volume-title":"Pathology of Melanocytic nevi and malignant melanoma","author":"RL Barnhill","year":"2004","unstructured":"Barnhill RL, Piepkorn M, Busam KJ (2004) Pathology of Melanocytic nevi and malignant melanoma. Springer, New York, pp 160\u2013171"},{"key":"459_CR13","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"S21","DOI":"10.1038\/modpathol.3800519","volume":"19","author":"RL Barnhill","year":"2006","unstructured":"Barnhill RL (2006) The Spitzoid lesion: rethinking Spitz tumors, atypical variants, \u2018Spitzoid melanoma\u2019 and risk assessment. Mod Path 19:S21\u2013S33","journal-title":"Mod Path"},{"key":"459_CR14","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"75","DOI":"10.1097\/01.dad.0000188868.19869.3b","volume":"28","author":"RL Barnhill","year":"2006","unstructured":"Barnhill RL (2006) The spitzoid lesion: the importance of atypical variants and risk assessment. Am J Dermatopathol 28:75\u201383","journal-title":"Am J Dermatopathol"},{"key":"459_CR15","first-page":"289","volume":"139","author":"RJ Barr","year":"2003","unstructured":"Barr RJ, Linden KG, Rubinstein G, Cantos KA (2003) Analysis of heterogeneity of atypia within melanocytic nevi. Arch Dermatol 139:289\u2013292","journal-title":"Arch Dermatol"},{"key":"459_CR16","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1163","DOI":"10.1016\/S0002-9440(10)64393-3","volume":"161","author":"BC Bastian","year":"2002","unstructured":"Bastian BC, Xiong J, Frieden IJ, Williams ML, Chou P, Busam K, Pinkel D, LeBoit PE (2002) Genetic changes in neoplasms arising in congenital melanocytic nevi: differences between nodular proliferations and melanomas. Am J Pathol 161:1163\u20131169","journal-title":"Am J Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR17","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"500","DOI":"10.1067\/mjd.2001.111635","volume":"44","author":"R Bergman","year":"2001","unstructured":"Bergman R, Malkin L, Sabo E, Kerner H (2001) MIB-1 monoclonal antibody to determine proliferative activity of Ki-67 antigen as an adjunct to the histopathologic differential diagnosis of Spitz nevi. J Am Acad Dermatol 44:500\u2013504","journal-title":"J Am Acad Dermatol"},{"key":"459_CR18","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"924","DOI":"10.1016\/S0190-9622(03)00477-8","volume":"49","author":"C Bevona","year":"2003","unstructured":"Bevona C, Tannous Z, Tsao H (2003) Dermal melanocytic proliferation with features of a plaque-type blue nevus and neurocristic hamartoma. J Am Acad Dermatol 49:924\u2013929","journal-title":"J Am Acad Dermatol"},{"key":"459_CR19","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"225","DOI":"10.1097\/00000372-199906000-00003","volume":"21","author":"J Bhawan","year":"1999","unstructured":"Bhawan J, Cao SL (1999) Amelanotic blue nevus: a variant of blue nevus. Am J Dermatopathol 21:225\u2013228","journal-title":"Am J Dermatopathol"},{"key":"459_CR20","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"315","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-2559.1992.tb00988.x","volume":"20","author":"K Blessing","year":"1992","unstructured":"Blessing K, McLaren KM (1992) Histological regression in primary cutaneous melanoma: recognition, prevalence and significance. Histopathology 20:315\u2013322","journal-title":"Histopathology"},{"key":"459_CR21","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"299","DOI":"10.1046\/j.1525-1470.2000.01782.x","volume":"17","author":"J Borbujo","year":"2000","unstructured":"Borbujo J, Jara M, Cortes L, Sanchez de Leon L (2000) A newborn with nodular ulcerated lesion on a giant congenital nevus. Pediatr Dermatol 17:299\u2013301","journal-title":"Pediatr Dermatol"},{"key":"459_CR22","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"740","DOI":"10.1016\/S0190-9622(94)70235-7","volume":"31","author":"AS Boyd","year":"1994","unstructured":"Boyd AS, Rapini RP (1994) Acral melanocytic neoplasms: a histologic analysis of 158 lesions. J Am Acad Dermatol 31:740\u2013745","journal-title":"J Am Acad Dermatol"},{"key":"459_CR23","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"412","DOI":"10.1016\/j.humpath.2005.02.005","volume":"36","author":"M Braun\u2013Falco","year":"2005","unstructured":"Braun\u2013Falco M, Friedrichson E, Ring J (2005) Subepidermal cleft formation as a diagnostic marker for cutaneous malignant melanoma. Human Pathol 36:412\u2013415","journal-title":"Human Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR24","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"197","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-2559.1992.tb00957.x","volume":"20","author":"JA Bruijn","year":"1992","unstructured":"Bruijn JA, Mihm MC Jr, Barnhill RL (1992) Desmoplastic melanoma. Histopathology 20:197\u2013205","journal-title":"Histopathology"},{"key":"459_CR25","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"276","DOI":"10.1097\/00000478-199903000-00005","volume":"23","author":"KJ Busam","year":"1999","unstructured":"Busam KJ (1999) Metastatic melanoma to the skin simulating blue nevus. Am J Surg Pathol 23:276\u2013282","journal-title":"Am J Surg Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR26","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"92","DOI":"10.1097\/00000478-200001000-00011","volume":"24","author":"KJ Busam","year":"2000","unstructured":"Busam KJ, Woodruff JM, Erlandson RA, Brady MS (2000) Large plaque-type blue nevus with subcutaneous cellular nodules. Am J Surg Pathol 24:92\u201399","journal-title":"Am J Surg Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR27","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"647","DOI":"10.1034\/j.1600-0560.2003.00123.x","volume":"30","author":"DS Cassarino","year":"2003","unstructured":"Cassarino DS, Fullen DR, Sondak VK, Duray PH (2003) Metastatic nevoid melanoma in a 4 1\/2-year-old child. J Cutan Pathol 30:647\u2013651","journal-title":"J Cutan Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR28","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"456","DOI":"10.1080\/000155502762064629","volume":"82","author":"L Celleno","year":"2002","unstructured":"Celleno L, Massi G (2002) A variant of junctional naevus of epithelioid and spindle cell type rich in melanophages. Acta Derm-Venereol 82:456\u2013459","journal-title":"Acta Derm-Venereol"},{"key":"459_CR29","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"170","DOI":"10.1097\/00000372-199904000-00011","volume":"21","author":"GS Chan","year":"1999","unstructured":"Chan GS, Choy C, Ng WK, Chan KW (1999) Desmoplastic malignant melanoma on the buttock of an 18-year-old girl: differentiation from desmoplastic nevus. Am J Dermatopathol 21:170\u2013173","journal-title":"Am J Dermatopathol"},{"key":"459_CR30","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"309","DOI":"10.1097\/00000372-200208000-00004","volume":"24","author":"JA Chorny","year":"2002","unstructured":"Chorny JA, Barr RJ (2002) S100-positive spindle cells in scars: a diagnostic pitfall in the re-excision of desmoplastic melanoma. Am J Dermatopathol 24:309\u2013312","journal-title":"Am J Dermatopathol"},{"key":"459_CR31","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"525","DOI":"10.1097\/01.MP.0000072747.08404.38","volume":"16","author":"JA Chorny","year":"2003","unstructured":"Chorny JA, Barr RJ, Kyshtoobayeva A, Jakowatz J, Reed RJ (2003) Ki-67 and p53 expression in minimal deviation melanomas as compared with other nevomelanocytic lesions. Mod Path 16:525\u2013529","journal-title":"Mod Path"},{"key":"459_CR32","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"S1","DOI":"10.1016\/S0046-8177(98)80028-2","volume":"29","author":"WH Clark Jr","year":"1998","unstructured":"Clark WH Jr, Hood AF, Tucker MA, Jampel RM (1998) Atypical melanocytic nevi of the genital type with a discussion of reciprocal parenchymal\u2013stromal interactions in the biology of neoplasia. Human Pathol 29:S1\u2013S24","journal-title":"Human Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR33","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"549","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-2559.1995.tb00326.x","volume":"27","author":"C Clemente","year":"1995","unstructured":"Clemente C, Zurrida S, Bartoli C, Bono A, Collini P, Rilke F (1995) Acral-lentiginous naevus of plantar skin. Histopathology 27:549\u2013555","journal-title":"Histopathology"},{"key":"459_CR34","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"497","DOI":"10.1046\/j.1365-2559.1996.d01-464.x","volume":"28","author":"MG Cook","year":"1996","unstructured":"Cook MG, Clarke TJ, Humphreys S, Fletcher A, McLaren KM, Smith NP, Stevens A, Theaker JM, Melia J (1996) The evaluation of diagnostic and prognostic criteria and the terminology of thin cutaneous malignant melanoma by the CRC Melanoma Pathology Panel. Histopathology 28:497\u2013512","journal-title":"Histopathology"},{"key":"459_CR35","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"414","DOI":"10.1080\/00313020412331283842","volume":"36","author":"MG Cook","year":"2004","unstructured":"Cook MG (2004) Benign melanocytic lesions mimicking melanomas. Pathology 36:414\u2013418","journal-title":"Pathology"},{"key":"459_CR36","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"172","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1600-0560.1992.tb01655.x","volume":"19","author":"PH Cooper","year":"1992","unstructured":"Cooper PH (1992) Deep penetrating (plexiform spindle cell) nevus. A frequent participant in combined nevus. J Cutan Pathol 19:172\u2013180","journal-title":"J Cutan Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR37","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"715","DOI":"10.1016\/S0190-9622(96)80100-9","volume":"34","author":"AN Crowson","year":"1996","unstructured":"Crowson AN, Magro CH, Clark WH (1996) Pilar neurocristic hamartoma. J Am Acad Dermatol 34:715","journal-title":"J Am Acad Dermatol"},{"key":"459_CR38","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"164","DOI":"10.1016\/S0007-1226(03)00090-0","volume":"56","author":"A Vooght De","year":"2003","unstructured":"De Vooght A, Vanwijck R, Gosseye S, Bayet B (2003) Pseudo-tumoral proliferative nodule in a giant congenital naevus. Br J Plast Surg 56:164\u2013167","journal-title":"Br J Plast Surg"},{"key":"459_CR39","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1579","DOI":"10.1097\/00000478-200412000-00005","volume":"28","author":"AT Deyrup","year":"2004","unstructured":"Deyrup AT, Althof P, Zhou M, Morgan M, Solomon AR, Bridge JA, Weiss SW (2004) Paraganglioma-like dermal melanocytic tumor: a unique entity distinct from cellular blue nevus, clear cell sarcoma, and cutaneous melanoma. Am J Surg Pathol 28:1579\u20131586","journal-title":"Am J Surg Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR40","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"135","DOI":"10.1097\/00000372-200004000-00008","volume":"22","author":"C Diaz-Cascajo","year":"2000","unstructured":"Diaz-Cascajo C, Borghi S, Weyers W (2000) Angiomatoid Spitz nevus: a distinct variant of desmoplastic Spitz nevus with prominent vasculature. Am J Dermatopathol 22:135\u2013139","journal-title":"Am J Dermatopathol"},{"key":"459_CR41","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"199","DOI":"10.1016\/j.det.2006.01.003","volume":"24","author":"MS Driscoll","year":"2006","unstructured":"Driscoll MS, Grant-Kels JM (2006) Nevi and melanoma in pregnancy. Dermatol Clin 24:199\u2013204","journal-title":"Dermatol Clin"},{"key":"459_CR42","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"455","DOI":"10.1097\/00000372-198210000-00014","volume":"4","author":"DE Elder","year":"1982","unstructured":"Elder DE, Green MH, Guerry D 4th, Kraemer KH, Clark WH Jr (1982) The dysplastic nevus syndrome: our definition. Am J Dermatopathol 4:455\u2013460","journal-title":"Am J Dermatopathol"},{"key":"459_CR43","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"S4","DOI":"10.1038\/modpathol.3800515","volume":"19","author":"DE Elder","year":"2006","unstructured":"Elder DE (2006) Precursors to melanoma and their mimics: nevi of special sites. Mod Path 19:S4\u2013S20","journal-title":"Mod Path"},{"key":"459_CR44","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"463","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-2559.1994.tb00555.x","volume":"24","author":"ME Fallowfield","year":"1994","unstructured":"Fallowfield ME, Collina G, Cook MG (1994) Melanocytic lesions of the palm and sole. Histopathology 24:463\u2013467","journal-title":"Histopathology"},{"key":"459_CR45","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"405","DOI":"10.1111\/j.0303-6987.2005.00355.x","volume":"32","author":"F Farrahi","year":"2005","unstructured":"Farrahi F, Egbert BM, Swetter SM (2005) Histologic similarities between lentigo maligna and dysplastic nevus: importance of clinicopathologic distinction. J Cutan Pathol 32:405\u2013412","journal-title":"J Cutan Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR46","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"449","DOI":"10.1097\/01.dad.0000211527.80304.34","volume":"28","author":"G Ferrara","year":"2006","unstructured":"Ferrara G, Crisman G, Soyer HP, Zalaudek I, Argenziano G (2006) Intraepidermal dendritic melanocytes in spitzoid neoplasms. Am J Dermatopathol 28:449\u2013450","journal-title":"Am J Dermatopathol"},{"issue":"1","key":"459_CR47","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"31","DOI":"10.1186\/1746-1596-1-31","volume":"25","author":"VS Flauta","year":"2006","unstructured":"Flauta VS, Lingamfelter DC, Dang LM, Lankachandra KM (2006) Deep penetrating nevus: a case report and brief literature review. Diagn Pathol 25(1):31","journal-title":"Diagn Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR48","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"118","DOI":"10.1097\/00000372-199804000-00002","volume":"20","author":"SH Flax","year":"1998","unstructured":"Flax SH, Skelton HG, Smith KJ, Lupton GP (1998) Nodular melanosis due to epithelial neoplasms: a finding not restricted to regressed melanomas. Am J Dermatopathol 20:118\u2013122","journal-title":"Am J Dermatopathol"},{"key":"459_CR49","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"473","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-2230.2004.01562.x","volume":"29","author":"JE Gach","year":"2004","unstructured":"Gach JE, Carr RA, Charles-Holmes R, Harris S (2004) Multiple congenital melanocytic naevi presenting with neurofibroma-like lesions complicated by malignant melanoma. Clin Exp Dermatol 29:473\u2013476","journal-title":"Clin Exp Dermatol"},{"key":"459_CR50","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"712","DOI":"10.1016\/S0190-9622(88)70227-3","volume":"19","author":"MA Goldenhersh","year":"1988","unstructured":"Goldenhersh MA, Savin RC, Barnhill RL, Stenn KS (1988) Malignant blue nevus. Case report and literature review. J Am Acad Dermatol 19:712\u2013722","journal-title":"J Am Acad Dermatol"},{"key":"459_CR51","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"87","DOI":"10.1097\/00000372-198501001-00016","volume":"7","author":"GJ Gottlieb","year":"1985","unstructured":"Gottlieb GJ, Ackerman AB (1985) Mitotic figures may be seen in cells of banal melanocytic nevi. Am J Dermatopathol 7:87\u201389","journal-title":"Am J Dermatopathol"},{"key":"459_CR52","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"316","DOI":"10.1097\/00000478-200103000-00005","volume":"25","author":"SR Granter","year":"2001","unstructured":"Granter SR, McKee PH, Calonje E, Mihm MC Jr, Busam K (2001) Melanoma associated with blue nevus and melanoma mimicking cellular blue nevus: a clinicopathologic study of 10 cases on the spectrum of so-called \u2018malignant blue nevus\u2019. Am J Surg Pathol 25:316\u2013323","journal-title":"Am J Surg Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR53","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"389","DOI":"10.1034\/j.1600-0560.2001.028008389.x","volume":"28","author":"CM Grin","year":"2001","unstructured":"Grin CM, Rojas AI, Grant-Kels JM (2001) Does pregnancy alter melanocytic nevi? J Cutan Pathol 28:389\u2013392","journal-title":"J Cutan Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR54","first-page":"603","volume":"138","author":"J Guitart","year":"2002","unstructured":"Guitart J, Lowe L, Piepkorn M, Prieto VG, Rabkin MS, Ronan SG, Shea CR, Tron VA, White W, Barnhill RL (2002) Histological characteristics of metastasizing thin melanomas: a case\u2013control study of 43 cases. Arch Dermatol 138:603\u2013608","journal-title":"Arch Dermatol"},{"key":"459_CR55","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1621","DOI":"10.1097\/00000478-200412000-00011","volume":"28","author":"M Hantschke","year":"2004","unstructured":"Hantschke M, Bastian BC, LeBoit PE (2004) Consumption of the epidermis: a diagnostic criterion for the differential diagnosis of melanoma and Spitz nevus. Am J Surg Pathol 28:1621\u20131625","journal-title":"Am J Surg Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR56","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"786","DOI":"10.1097\/00000478-199907000-00006","volume":"23","author":"GR Harris","year":"1999","unstructured":"Harris GR, Shea CR, Horenstein MG, Reed JA, Burchette JL Jr, Prieto VG (1999) Desmoplastic (sclerotic) nevus: an underrecognized entity that resembles dermatofibroma and desmoplastic melanoma. Am J Surg Pathol 23:786\u2013794","journal-title":"Am J Surg Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR57","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"611","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1600-0560.1997.tb01092.x","volume":"24","author":"JD Harvell","year":"1997","unstructured":"Harvell JD, Meehan SA, LeBoit PE (1997) Spitz\u2019s nevi with halo reaction: a histopathologic study of 17 cases. J Cutan Pathol 24:611\u2013619","journal-title":"J Cutan Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR58","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"506","DOI":"10.1097\/00000372-199912000-00002","volume":"21","author":"JD Harvell","year":"1999","unstructured":"Harvell JD, White WL (1999) Persistent and recurrent blue nevi. Am J Dermatopathol 21:506\u2013517","journal-title":"Am J Dermatopathol"},{"key":"459_CR59","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"242","DOI":"10.1097\/00000372-200106000-00017","volume":"23","author":"PJ Heenan","year":"2001","unstructured":"Heenan PJ (2001) Pitfalls in the histopathologic diagnosis of malignant melanoma. Am J Dermatopathol 23:242","journal-title":"Am J Dermatopathol"},{"key":"459_CR60","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1017","DOI":"10.1097\/01.pas.0000126785.61609.6e","volume":"28","author":"MD Herron","year":"2004","unstructured":"Herron MD, Vanderhooft SL, Smock K, Zhou H, Leachman SA, Coffin C (2004) Proliferative nodules in congenital melanocytic nevi: a clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical analysis. Am J Surg Pathol 28:1017\u20131025","journal-title":"Am J Surg Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR61","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"89","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jaad.2005.03.006","volume":"53","author":"WA High","year":"2005","unstructured":"High WA, Stewart D, Wilbers CR, Cockerell CJ, Hoang MP, Fitzpatrick JE (2005) Completely regressed primary cutaneous malignant melanoma with nodal and\/or visceral metastases: a report of 5 cases and assessment of the literature and diagnostic criteria. J Am Acad Dermatol 53:89\u2013100","journal-title":"J Am Acad Dermatol"},{"key":"459_CR62","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.5070\/D342K560WN","volume":"11","author":"B Howard","year":"2005","unstructured":"Howard B, Ragsdale B, Lundquist K (2005) Pigmented epithelioid melanocytoma: two case reports. Dermatol Online J 11:1","journal-title":"Dermatol Online J"},{"key":"459_CR63","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"453","DOI":"10.1136\/jcp.2004.019422","volume":"58","author":"MR Hussein","year":"2005","unstructured":"Hussein MR (2005) Melanocytic dysplastic naevi occupy the middle ground between benign melanocytic naevi and cutaneous malignant melanomas: emerging clues. J Clin Pathol 58:453\u2013456","journal-title":"J Clin Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR64","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"197","DOI":"10.1038\/modpathol.3800281","volume":"18","author":"P Kapur","year":"2005","unstructured":"Kapur P, Selim MA, Roy LC, Yegappan M, Weinberg AG, Hoang MP (2005) Spitz nevi and atypical Spitz nevi\/tumors: a histologic and immunohistochemical analysis. Mod Pathol 18:197\u2013204","journal-title":"Mod Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR65","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"326","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-2559.2006.02459.x","volume":"49","author":"E Karamitopoulou-Diamantis","year":"2006","unstructured":"Karamitopoulou-Diamantis E, Paredes B, Vajtai I (2006) Cutaneous neurocristic hamartoma with blue naevus-like features and plexiform dermal hyperneury. Histopathology 49:326\u2013328","journal-title":"Histopathology"},{"key":"459_CR66","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"290","DOI":"10.1097\/00000372-200408000-00005","volume":"26","author":"DV Kazakov","year":"2004","unstructured":"Kazakov DV, Rutten A, Kempf W, Michal M (2004) Melanoma with prominent pigment synthesis (animal-type melanoma): a case report with ultrastructural studies. Am J Dermatopathol 26:290\u2013297","journal-title":"Am J Dermatopathol"},{"key":"459_CR67","first-page":"210","volume":"15","author":"H Kerl","year":"1998","unstructured":"Kerl H, Soyer HP, Cerroni L, Wolf IH, Ackerman AB (1998) Ancient melanocytic nevus. Semin Diagn Pathol 15:210\u2013215","journal-title":"Semin Diagn Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR68","first-page":"691","volume":"20","author":"JC Kim","year":"2000","unstructured":"Kim JC, Murphy GF (2000) Dysplastic melanocytic nevi and prognostically indeterminate nevomelanomatoid proliferations. Clin Lab Med 20:691\u2013712","journal-title":"Clin Lab Med"},{"key":"459_CR69","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"123","DOI":"10.1046\/j.1365-4362.2003.01583.x","volume":"42","author":"YC Kim","year":"2003","unstructured":"Kim YC, Lee MG, Choe SW, Lee MC, Chung HG, Cho SH (2003) Acral lentiginous melanoma: an immunohistochemical study of 20 cases. Int J Dermatol 42:123\u2013129","journal-title":"Int J Dermatol"},{"key":"459_CR70","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1397","DOI":"10.1038\/modpathol.3800454","volume":"18","author":"R King","year":"2005","unstructured":"King R, Page RN, Googe PB, Mihm MC Jr (2005) Lentiginous melanoma: a histologic pattern of melanoma to be distinguished from lentiginous nevus. Mod Pathol 18:1397\u20131401","journal-title":"Mod Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR71","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"91","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1346-8138.2001.tb00096.x","volume":"28","author":"H Kiryu","year":"2001","unstructured":"Kiryu H, Imayama S (2001) Malignant melanoma cells in the eccrine apparatus. J Dermatol 28:91\u201394","journal-title":"J Dermatol"},{"key":"459_CR72","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1588","DOI":"10.1001\/archderm.1975.01630240044008","volume":"111","author":"R Kornberg","year":"1975","unstructured":"Kornberg R, Ackerman AB (1975) Pseudomelanoma: recurrent melanocytic nevus following partial surgical removal. Arch Dermatol 111:1588\u20131590","journal-title":"Arch Dermatol"},{"key":"459_CR73","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"132","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1600-0560.1995.tb01395.x","volume":"22","author":"S Kossard","year":"1995","unstructured":"Kossard S, Wilkinson B (1995) Nucleolar organizer regions and image analysis nuclear morphometry of small cell (nevoid) melanoma. J Cutan Pathol 22:132\u2013136","journal-title":"J Cutan Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR74","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"93","DOI":"10.1046\/j.1440-0960.2002.t01-1-00568.x","volume":"43","author":"S Kossard","year":"2002","unstructured":"Kossard S (2002) Atypical lentiginous junctional naevi of the elderly and melanoma. Australas J Dermatol 43:93\u2013101","journal-title":"Australas J Dermatol"},{"key":"459_CR75","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"275","DOI":"10.1046\/j.1365-2133.2000.03651.x","volume":"143","author":"C Kuchelmeister","year":"2000","unstructured":"Kuchelmeister C, Schaumburg-Lever G, Garbe C (2000) Acral cutaneous melanoma in caucasians: clinical features, histopathology and prognosis in 112 patients. Br J Dermatol 143:275\u2013280","journal-title":"Br J Dermatol"},{"key":"459_CR76","first-page":"436","volume":"10","author":"A Kuhn","year":"1988","unstructured":"Kuhn A, Groth W, Gartmann H, Steigleder GK (1988) Malignant blue nevus with metastases to the lung. Am J Dermatopathol 10:436\u2013441","journal-title":"Am J Dermatopathol"},{"key":"459_CR77","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"285","DOI":"10.1097\/00000372-200408000-00004","volume":"26","author":"IH Kwon","year":"2004","unstructured":"Kwon IH, Lee JH, Cho KH (2004) Acral lentiginous melanoma in situ: a study of nine cases. Am J Dermatopathol 26:285\u2013289","journal-title":"Am J Dermatopathol"},{"key":"459_CR78","first-page":"139","volume":"7","author":"MJ Imber","year":"1990","unstructured":"Imber MJ (1990) Benign cutaneous lesions potentially misdiagnosed as malignant neoplasms. Semin Diagn Pathol 7:139\u2013145","journal-title":"Semin Diagn Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR79","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"773","DOI":"10.1227\/00006123-198804000-00030","volume":"22","author":"B Lach","year":"1988","unstructured":"Lach B, Russell N, Benoit B, Atack D (1988) Cellular blue nevus (\u201cmelanocytoma\u201d) of the spinal meninges: electron microscopic and immunohistochemical features. Neurosurgery 22:773\u2013780","journal-title":"Neurosurgery"},{"key":"459_CR80","first-page":"231","volume-title":"Malignant melanoma and melanocytic neoplasms. Pathology","author":"PE LeBoit","year":"1994","unstructured":"LeBoit PE (1994) Malignant melanoma and melanocytic neoplasms. Pathology. Hanley and Belfus, Philadelphia, pp 231\u2013232"},{"key":"459_CR81","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"369","DOI":"10.1097\/00000372-200208000-00017","volume":"24","author":"PE LeBoit","year":"2002","unstructured":"LeBoit PE (2002) Melanosis and its meanings. Am J Dermatopathol 24:369\u2013372","journal-title":"Am J Dermatopathol"},{"key":"459_CR82","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"83","DOI":"10.1001\/archderm.140.1.83","volume":"140","author":"SN Leech","year":"2004","unstructured":"Leech SN, Bell H, Leonard N, Jones SL, Geurin D, McKee PH, Lawrence CM (2004) Neonatal giant congenital nevi with proliferative nodules: a clinicopathologic study and literature review of neonatal melanoma. Arch Dermatol 140:83\u201388","journal-title":"Arch Dermatol"},{"key":"459_CR83","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1489","DOI":"10.1097\/00000478-199612000-00008","volume":"20","author":"TA Longacre","year":"1996","unstructured":"Longacre TA, Egbert BM, Rouse RV (1996) Desmoplastic and spindle-cell malignant melanoma. An immunohistochemical study. Am J Surg Pathol 20:1489\u20131500","journal-title":"Am J Surg Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR84","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"857","DOI":"10.1097\/01.AOG.0000179478.56433.42","volume":"106","author":"J MacKelfresh","year":"2005","unstructured":"MacKelfresh J, Chen SC, Monthrope YM (2005) Pregnancy and changes in melanocytic nevi. Obstet Gynecol 106:857\u2013860","journal-title":"Obstet Gynecol"},{"key":"459_CR85","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"207","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-2559.1992.tb00958.x","volume":"20","author":"RM Mackie","year":"1992","unstructured":"Mackie RM, Doherty VR (1992) The desmoplastic melanocytic naevus: a distinct histological entity. Histopathology 20:207\u2013211","journal-title":"Histopathology"},{"key":"459_CR86","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"S41","DOI":"10.1038\/modpathol.3800516","volume":"19","author":"CM Magro","year":"2006","unstructured":"Magro CM, Crowson AN, Mihm MC (2006) Unusual variants of malignant melanoma. Mod Path 19:S41\u2013S70","journal-title":"Mod Path"},{"key":"459_CR87","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"5","DOI":"10.5070\/D37WH9X504","volume":"10","author":"A Maurichi","year":"2004","unstructured":"Maurichi A, Baldi M, Bartoli C, Bono A, Camerini T, Moglia D, Patuzzo R, Pennacchioli E, Tragni G, Santinami M (2004) Pigmented spindle-cell nevus: a melanoma simulator. Dermatol Online J 10:5","journal-title":"Dermatol Online J"},{"key":"459_CR88","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"12","DOI":"10.3109\/00313028609090822","volume":"18","author":"VJ McGovern","year":"1986","unstructured":"McGovern VJ, Cochran AJ, Van der Esch EP, Little JH, MacLennan R (1986) The classification of malignant melanoma, its histological reporting and registration: a revision of the 1972 Sydney classification. Pathology 18:12\u201321","journal-title":"Pathology"},{"key":"459_CR89","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"502","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1600-0560.1995.tb01146.x","volume":"22","author":"NS McNutt","year":"1995","unstructured":"McNutt NS, Urmacher C, Hakimian J, Hoss DM, Lugo J (1995) Nevoid malignant melanoma: morphologic patterns and immunohistochemical reactivity. J Cutan Pathol 22:502\u2013517","journal-title":"J Cutan Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR90","first-page":"203","volume":"15","author":"NS McNutt","year":"1998","unstructured":"McNutt NS (1998) \u201cTriggered trap\u201d: nevoid malignant melanoma. Semin Diagn Pathol 15:203\u2013209","journal-title":"Semin Diagn Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR91","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"553","DOI":"10.1001\/archsurg.1997.01430290099020","volume":"132","author":"SW Menzies","year":"1997","unstructured":"Menzies SW, McCarthy WH (1997) Complete regression of primary cutaneous malignant melanoma. Arch Surg 132:553\u2013556","journal-title":"Arch Surg"},{"key":"459_CR92","first-page":"573","volume":"11","author":"D Mezebish","year":"1998","unstructured":"Mezebish D, Smith K, Williams J, Menon P, Crittenden J, Skelton H (1998) Neurocristic cutaneous hamartoma: a distinctive dermal melanocytosis with an unknown malignant potential. Mod Pathol 11:573\u2013578","journal-title":"Mod Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR93","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"230","DOI":"10.1097\/00000372-199506000-00003","volume":"17","author":"M Michal","year":"1995","unstructured":"Michal M, Kerekes Z, Kinkor Z, Ondrias F, Pizinger K (1995) Desmoplastic cellular blue nevi. Am J Dermatopathol 17:230\u2013235","journal-title":"Am J Dermatopathol"},{"key":"459_CR94","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"83","DOI":"10.1016\/S0344-0338(98)80074-5","volume":"194","author":"M Michal","year":"1998","unstructured":"Michal M (1998) Cellular blue naevi with microalveolar pattern\u2014a type of naevus frequently confused with melanoma. Pathol Res Pract 194:83\u201386","journal-title":"Pathol Res Pract"},{"key":"459_CR95","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"247","DOI":"10.1046\/j.1440-1827.1999.00855.x","volume":"49","author":"K Miura","year":"1999","unstructured":"Miura K, Harada H, Tsutsui Y (1999) Small cell type malignant melanoma which developed in a 16-year-old female with a congenital dermal nevus and metastasized 12\u00a0years after excision. Pathol Int 49:247\u2013252","journal-title":"Pathol Int"},{"key":"459_CR96","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"310","DOI":"10.1097\/00000372-200408000-00008","volume":"26","author":"JM Mones","year":"2004","unstructured":"Mones JM, Ackerman AB (2004) \u201cAtypical\u201d Spitz\u2019s nevus, \u201cmalignant\u201d Spitz\u2019s nevus, and \u201cmetastasizing\u201d Spitz\u2019s nevus: a critique in historical perspective of three concepts flawed fatally. Am J Dermatopathol 26:310\u2013333","journal-title":"Am J Dermatopathol"},{"key":"459_CR97","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"407","DOI":"10.1097\/00000372-200410000-00012","volume":"26","author":"JM Mones","year":"2004","unstructured":"Mones JM, Ackerman AB (2004) \u201cAtypical\u201d blue nevus, \u201cmalignant\u201d blue nevus, and \u201cmetastasizing\u201d blue nevus: a critique in historical perspective of three concepts flawed fatally. Am J Dermatopathol 26:407\u2013430","journal-title":"Am J Dermatopathol"},{"key":"459_CR98","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"342","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1600-0560.1995.tb01417.x","volume":"22","author":"MA Mooney","year":"1995","unstructured":"Mooney MA, Barr RJ, Buxton MG (1995) Halo nevus or halo phenomenon? A study of 142 cases. J Cutan Pathol 22:342\u2013348","journal-title":"J Cutan Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR99","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"627","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-2133.2006.07370.x","volume":"155","author":"SH Ng","year":"2006","unstructured":"Ng SH, Chave TA (2006) Tumoral melanosis as a manifestation of a completely regressed primary melanoma with metastases. Br J Dermatol 155:627\u2013628","journal-title":"Br J Dermatol"},{"key":"459_CR100","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"857","DOI":"10.1038\/modpathol.3880152","volume":"13","author":"JM Okamura","year":"2000","unstructured":"Okamura JM, Barr RJ, Cantos KA (2000) Benign atypical junctional melanocytic hyperplasia associated with intradermal nevi: a common finding that may be confused with melanoma in situ. Mod Pathol 13:857\u2013860","journal-title":"Mod Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR101","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"401","DOI":"10.1007\/s002920050304","volume":"19","author":"B Paredes","year":"1998","unstructured":"Paredes B, Hardmeier T (1998) [Spitz nevus and Reed nevus: simulating melanoma in adults]. Pathologe 19:401\u2013403","journal-title":"Pathologe"},{"key":"459_CR102","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"459","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1600-0560.1993.tb00672.x","volume":"20","author":"AL Pathy","year":"1993","unstructured":"Pathy AL, Helm TN, Elston D, Bergfeld WF, Tuthill RJ (1993) Malignant melanoma arising in a blue nevus with features of pilar neurocristic hamartoma. J Cutan Pathol 20:459\u2013464","journal-title":"J Cutan Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR103","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"665","DOI":"10.1097\/00000478-199606000-00003","volume":"20","author":"JP Pearson","year":"1996","unstructured":"Pearson JP, Weiss SW, Headington JT (1996) Cutaneous malignant melanotic neurocristic tumors arising in neurocristic hamartomas. A melanocytic tumor morphologically and biologically distinct from common melanoma. Am J Surg Pathol 20:665\u2013677","journal-title":"Am J Surg Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR104","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"428","DOI":"10.1001\/archderm.1971.04000160078012","volume":"103","author":"HG Penman","year":"1971","unstructured":"Penman HG, Stringer HC (1971) Malignant transformation in giant congenital pigmented nevus. Death in early childhood. Arch Dermatol 103:428\u2013432","journal-title":"Arch Dermatol"},{"key":"459_CR105","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"S172","DOI":"10.1067\/mjd.2002.107966","volume":"47","author":"F Pereira","year":"2002","unstructured":"Pereira F, Carey W, Shibata H, Burnier MN Jr, Wang B (2002) Multiple nevoid malignant melanomas in a patient with AIDS: the role of proliferating cell nuclear antigen in the diagnosis. J Am Acad Dermatol 47:S172\u2013S174","journal-title":"J Am Acad Dermatol"},{"key":"459_CR106","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"561","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-2133.2006.07368.x","volume":"155","author":"A Phan","year":"2003","unstructured":"Phan A, Touzet S, Dalle S, Ronger-Savle S, Balme B, Thomas L (2003) Acral lentiginous melanoma: a clinicoprognostic study of 126 cases. Br J Dermatol 155:561\u2013569","journal-title":"Br J Dermatol"},{"key":"459_CR107","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"219","DOI":"10.1016\/S0305-7372(02)00035-X","volume":"28","author":"YD Podnos","year":"2002","unstructured":"Podnos YD, Jimenez JC, Zainabadi K, Jakowatz JG, Barr RJ (2002) Minimal deviation melanoma. Cancer Treat Rev 28:219\u2013221","journal-title":"Cancer Treat Rev"},{"key":"459_CR108","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"53","DOI":"10.1097\/00000478-199001000-00006","volume":"14","author":"RJ Reed","year":"1990","unstructured":"Reed RJ, Webb SV, Clark WH Jr (1990) Minimal deviation melanoma (halo nevus variant). Am J Surg Pathol 14:53\u201368","journal-title":"Am J Surg Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR109","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1206","DOI":"10.1016\/S0046-8177(06)80032-8","volume":"21","author":"RJ Reed","year":"1990","unstructured":"Reed RJ (1990) Minimal deviation melanoma. Human Pathol 21:1206\u20131211","journal-title":"Human Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR110","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"137","DOI":"10.1016\/S1085-5629(97)80008-9","volume":"16","author":"RJ Reed","year":"1997","unstructured":"Reed RJ, Martin P (1997) Variants of melanoma. Semin Cutan Med Surg 16:137\u2013158","journal-title":"Semin Cutan Med Surg"},{"key":"459_CR111","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1523","DOI":"10.1016\/S0046-8177(99)90180-6","volume":"30","author":"RJ Reed","year":"1999","unstructured":"Reed RJ (1999) Atypical spitz nevus\/tumor. Human Pathol 30:1523\u20131526","journal-title":"Human Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR112","first-page":"745","volume":"20","author":"RJ Reed","year":"2000","unstructured":"Reed RJ (2000) Minimal deviation melanoma. Borderline and intermediate melanocytic neoplasia. Clin Lab Med 20:745\u2013758","journal-title":"Clin Lab Med"},{"key":"459_CR113","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"549","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-2559.2006.02485.x","volume":"49","author":"C Requena","year":"2006","unstructured":"Requena C, Requena L, Sanchez-Yus E, Nagore E, Alfaro A, Llombart B, Botella R, Sanmartin O, Guillen C (2006) Pigmented epithelioid Spitz naevus: report of two cases. Histopathology 49:549\u2013551","journal-title":"Histopathology"},{"key":"459_CR114","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"757","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-2133.1990.tb04193.x","volume":"123","author":"L Requena","year":"1990","unstructured":"Requena L, Sanchez Yus E (1990) Pigmented spindle cell naevus. Br J Dermatol 123:757\u2013763","journal-title":"Br J Dermatol"},{"key":"459_CR115","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"77","DOI":"10.1067\/mjd.2002.120602","volume":"47","author":"SK Richardson","year":"2002","unstructured":"Richardson SK, Tannous ZS, Mihm MC Jr (2002) Congenital and infantile melanoma: review of the literature and report of an uncommon variant, pigment-synthesizing melanoma. J Am Acad Dermatol 47:77\u201390","journal-title":"J Am Acad Dermatol"},{"key":"459_CR116","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"88","DOI":"10.1001\/archsurg.1995.01430010090019","volume":"130","author":"CA Ridgeway","year":"1995","unstructured":"Ridgeway CA, Hieken TJ, Ronan SG, Kim DK, Das Gupta TK (1995) Acral lentiginous melanoma. Arch Surg 130:88\u201392","journal-title":"Arch Surg"},{"key":"459_CR117","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"529","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-2559.2003.01730.x","volume":"43","author":"A Robson","year":"2003","unstructured":"Robson A, Morley-Quante M, Hempel H, McKee PH, Calonje E (2003) Deep penetrating naevus: clinicopathological study of 31 cases with further delineation of histological features allowing distinction from other pigmented benign melanocytic lesions and melanoma. Histopathology 43:529\u2013537","journal-title":"Histopathology"},{"key":"459_CR118","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"215","DOI":"10.1034\/j.1600-0560.2000.027005215.x","volume":"27","author":"F Rongioletti","year":"2000","unstructured":"Rongioletti F, Ball RA, Marcus R, Barnhill RL (2000) Histopathological features of flexural melanocytic nevi: a study of 40 cases. J Cutan Pathol 27:215\u2013217","journal-title":"J Cutan Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR119","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"732","DOI":"10.1067\/S0190-9622(03)00365-7","volume":"49","author":"C Rose","year":"2003","unstructured":"Rose C, Kaddu S, El-Sherif TF, Kerl H (2003) A distinctive type of widespread congenital melanocytic nevus with large nodules. J Am Acad Dermatol 49:732\u2013735","journal-title":"J Am Acad Dermatol"},{"key":"459_CR120","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1371","DOI":"10.1016\/0046-8177(93)90273-J","volume":"24","author":"MJ Roth","year":"1993","unstructured":"Roth MJ, Medeiros LJ, Kapur S, Wexler LH, Mims S, Horowitz ME, Tsokos M (1993) Malignant schwannoma with melanocytic and neuroepithelial differentiation in an infant with congenital giant melanocytic nevus: a complex neurocristopathy. Human Pathol 24:1371\u20131375","journal-title":"Human Pathol"},{"issue":"6","key":"459_CR121","first-page":"1615","volume":"147","author":"P Rudolph","year":"1995","unstructured":"Rudolph P, Lappe T, Schubert C, Schmidt D, Parwaresch RM, Christophers E (1995) Diagnostic assessment of two novel proliferation-specific antigens in benign and malignant melanocytic lesions. Am J Pathol 147(6):1615\u20131625","journal-title":"Am J Pathol"},{"issue":"2 Pt 1","key":"459_CR122","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"169","DOI":"10.1016\/S0190-9622(97)80121-1","volume":"37","author":"P Rudolph","year":"1997","unstructured":"Rudolph P, Schubert C, Schubert B, Parwaresch R (1997) Proliferation marker Ki-S5 as a diagnostic tool in melanocytic lesions. J Am Acad Dermatol 37(2 Pt 1):169\u2013178","journal-title":"J Am Acad Dermatol"},{"key":"459_CR123","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"622","DOI":"10.1111\/j.0303-6987.2005.00314.x","volume":"32","author":"M Sachdeva","year":"2005","unstructured":"Sachdeva M, Frambach GE, Crowson AN, Deng AC, Mihm MC Jr, Magro CM (2005) De novo intraepidermal epithelioid melanocytic dysplasia as a marker of the atypical mole phenotype\u2014a clinical and pathological study of 75 patients. J Cutan Pathol 32:622\u2013628","journal-title":"J Cutan Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR124","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"112","DOI":"10.1159\/000247897","volume":"181","author":"T Saida","year":"1990","unstructured":"Saida T, Yoshida N (1990) Guidelines for histopathologic diagnosis of plantar malignant melanoma. Two-dimensional coordination of maximum diameters of lesions and degrees of intraepidermal proliferation of melanocytes. Dermatologica 181:112\u2013116","journal-title":"Dermatologica"},{"key":"459_CR125","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"565","DOI":"10.1016\/0190-9622(93)70075-5","volume":"28","author":"P Sau","year":"1993","unstructured":"Sau P, Graham JH, Helwig EB (1993) Pigmented spindle cell nevus: a clinicopathologic analysis of ninety-five cases. J Am Acad Dermatol 28:565\u2013571","journal-title":"J Am Acad Dermatol"},{"key":"459_CR126","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"63","DOI":"10.1097\/00008390-199702000-00010","volume":"7","author":"DA Scalzo","year":"1997","unstructured":"Scalzo DA, Hida CA, Toth G, Sober AJ, Mihm MC Jr (1997) Childhood melanoma: a clinicopathological study of 22 cases. Melanoma Res 7:63\u201368","journal-title":"Melanoma Res"},{"key":"459_CR127","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"362","DOI":"10.1007\/BF00509234","volume":"277","author":"C Schmoeckel","year":"1985","unstructured":"Schmoeckel C, Castro CE, Braun-Falco O (1985) Nevoid malignant melanoma. Arch Dermatol Res 277:362\u2013369","journal-title":"Arch Dermatol Res"},{"key":"459_CR128","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1114","DOI":"10.1097\/01.pas.0000131542.72524.2b","volume":"28","author":"RA Scolyer","year":"2004","unstructured":"Scolyer RA, Thompson JF, Warnke K, McCarthy SW (2004) Pigmented epithelioid melanocytoma. Am J Surg Pathol 28:1114\u20131115","journal-title":"Am J Surg Pathol"},{"issue":"60","key":"459_CR129","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2502","DOI":"10.1002\/1097-0142(19871115)60:10<2502::AID-CNCR2820601026>3.0.CO;2-V","volume":"1987","author":"D Scrivner","year":"1987","unstructured":"Scrivner D, Oxenhandler RW, Lopez M, Perez-Mesa C (1987) Plantar lentiginous melanoma. A clinicopathologic study. Cancer 1987(60):2502\u20132509","journal-title":"Cancer"},{"key":"459_CR130","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"261","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1600-0560.1997.tb01592.x","volume":"24","author":"HM Shaw","year":"1997","unstructured":"Shaw HM, McCarthy WH (1997) Concerning small-diameter invasive melanoma. J Cutan Pathol 24:261\u2013262","journal-title":"J Cutan Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR131","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"283","DOI":"10.1097\/00000478-199903000-00006","volume":"23","author":"S Signoretti","year":"1999","unstructured":"Signoretti S, Annessi G, Puddu P, Faraggiana T (1999) Melanocytic nevi of palms and soles: a histological study according to the plane of section. Am J Surg Pathol 23:283\u2013287","journal-title":"Am J Surg Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR132","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"931","DOI":"10.1097\/00000478-198911000-00003","volume":"13","author":"KJ Smith","year":"1989","unstructured":"Smith KJ, Barrett TL, Skelton HG 3rd, Lupton GP, Graham JH (1989) Spindle cell and epithelioid cell nevi with atypia and metastasis (malignant Spitz nevus). Am J Surg Pathol 13:931\u2013939","journal-title":"Am J Surg Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR133","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"213","DOI":"10.1016\/S1092-9134(98)80010-5","volume":"2","author":"KJ Smith","year":"1998","unstructured":"Smith KJ, Mezebish D, Williams J, Elgart ML, Skelton HG (1998) The spectrum of neurocristic cutaneous hamartoma: clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical study of three cases. Ann Diagn Pathol 2:213\u2013223","journal-title":"Ann Diagn Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR134","first-page":"75","volume":"4","author":"NP Smith","year":"1987","unstructured":"Smith NP (1987) The pigmented spindle cell tumor of Reed: an underdiagnosed lesion. Semin Diagn Pathol 4:75\u201387","journal-title":"Semin Diagn Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR135","first-page":"1182","volume":"28","author":"E Sordi","year":"2002","unstructured":"Sordi E, Ferrari A, Piccolo D, Peris K (2002) Pigmented Spitz nevi. Dermatol Surg 28:1182\u20131183","journal-title":"Dermatol Surg"},{"key":"459_CR136","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"317","DOI":"10.1002\/(SICI)1097-0215(19961104)68:3<317::AID-IJC9>3.0.CO;2-4","volume":"68","author":"A Spatz","year":"1996","unstructured":"Spatz A, Ruiter D, Hardmeier T, Renard N, Wechsler J, Bailly C, Avril MF, Kwee H, Bastian BC, Hill C, De Potter C, Prade M (1996) Melanoma in childhood: an EORTC\u2013MCG multicenter study on the clinico-pathological aspects. Int J Cancer 68:317\u2013324","journal-title":"Int J Cancer"},{"key":"459_CR137","first-page":"1051","volume":"28","author":"JR Stalkup","year":"2002","unstructured":"Stalkup JR, Orengo IF, Katta R (2002) Controversies in acral lentiginous melanoma. Dermatol Surg 28:1051\u20131059","journal-title":"Dermatol Surg"},{"key":"459_CR138","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"371","DOI":"10.1097\/00008390-200008000-00009","volume":"10","author":"M Stas","year":"2000","unstructured":"Stas M, van den Oord JJ, Garmyn M, Degreef H, De Wever I, De Wolf-Peeters C (2000) Minimal deviation and\/or naevoid melanoma: is recognition worthwhile? A clinicopathological study of nine cases. Melanoma Res 10:371\u2013380","journal-title":"Melanoma Res"},{"key":"459_CR139","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"499","DOI":"10.1002\/cncr.11074","volume":"97","author":"LD Su","year":"2003","unstructured":"Su LD, Fullen DR, Sondak VK, Johnson TM, Lowe L (2003) Sentinel lymph node biopsy for patients with problematic spitzoid melanocytic lesions: a report on 18 patients. Cancer 97:499\u2013507","journal-title":"Cancer"},{"key":"459_CR140","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"89","DOI":"10.1053\/hupa.2003.49","volume":"34","author":"M Takata","year":"2003","unstructured":"Takata M, Maruo K, Kageshita T, Ikeda S, Ono T, Shirasaki F, Takehara K, Bastian BC (2003) Two cases of unusual acral melanocytic tumors: illustration of molecular cytogenetics as a diagnostic tool. Human Pathol 34:89\u201392","journal-title":"Human Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR141","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"289","DOI":"10.1097\/00000372-198808000-00002","volume":"10","author":"CR Temple-Camp","year":"1988","unstructured":"Temple-Camp CR, Saxe N, King H (1988) Benign and malignant cellular blue nevus. A clinicopathological study of 30 cases. Am J Dermatopathol 10:289\u2013296","journal-title":"Am J Dermatopathol"},{"key":"459_CR142","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"184","DOI":"10.1097\/00000372-200204000-00018","volume":"24","author":"K Tomizawa","year":"2002","unstructured":"Tomizawa K (2002) Desmoplastic Spitz nevus showing vascular proliferation more prominently in the deep portion. Am J Dermatopathol 24:184\u2013185","journal-title":"Am J Dermatopathol"},{"key":"459_CR143","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"252","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1600-0560.1998.tb01729.x","volume":"25","author":"TA Tran","year":"1998","unstructured":"Tran TA, Carlson JA, Basaca PC, Mihm MC (1998) Cellular blue nevus with atypia (atypical cellular blue nevus): a clinicopathologic study of nine cases. J Cutan Pathol 25:252\u2013258","journal-title":"J Cutan Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR144","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1278","DOI":"10.1097\/00000478-200309000-00012","volume":"27","author":"DB Troxel","year":"2003","unstructured":"Troxel DB (2003) Pitfalls in the diagnosis of malignant melanoma: findings of a risk management panel study. Am J Surg Pathol 27:1278\u20131283","journal-title":"Am J Surg Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR145","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"617","DOI":"10.5858\/2006-130-617-MAOEIP","volume":"130","author":"DB Troxel","year":"2006","unstructured":"Troxel DB (2006) Medicolegal aspects of error in pathology. Arch Pathol Lab Med 130:617\u2013619","journal-title":"Arch Pathol Lab Med"},{"key":"459_CR146","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"869","DOI":"10.1016\/S0046-8177(87)80065-5","volume":"18","author":"RT Vollmer","year":"1987","unstructured":"Vollmer RT (1987) Minimal deviation melanoma. Human Pathol 18:869\u2013870","journal-title":"Human Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR147","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"872","DOI":"10.1309\/E14CJ6KRD092DP3M","volume":"121","author":"RT Vollmer","year":"2004","unstructured":"Vollmer RT (2004) Patient age in Spitz nevus and malignant melanoma: implication of Bayes rule for differential diagnosis. Am J Clin Pathol 121:872\u2013877","journal-title":"Am J Clin Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR148","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"499","DOI":"10.1309\/MFFF06D5CYXR2F8T","volume":"122","author":"RT Vollmer","year":"2004","unstructured":"Vollmer RT (2004) Use of Bayes rule and MIB-1 proliferation index to discriminate Spitz nevus from malignant melanoma. Am J Clin Pathol 122:499\u2013505","journal-title":"Am J Clin Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR149","first-page":"922","volume":"112","author":"NM Walsh","year":"1988","unstructured":"Walsh NM, Roberts JT, Orr W, Simon GT (1988) Desmoplastic malignant melanoma. A clinicopathologic study of 14 cases. Arch Pathol Lab Med 112:922\u2013927","journal-title":"Arch Pathol Lab Med"},{"key":"459_CR150","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1105","DOI":"10.1016\/S0046-8177(98)90421-X","volume":"29","author":"N Walsh","year":"1998","unstructured":"Walsh N, Crotty K, Palmer A, McCarthy S (1998) Spitz nevus versus spitzoid malignant melanoma: an evaluation of the current distinguishing histopathologic criteria. Human Pathol 29:1105\u20131112","journal-title":"Human Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR151","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1403","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-4632.2006.02883.x","volume":"45","author":"JR Ward","year":"2006","unstructured":"Ward JR, Brady SP, Tada H, Levin NA (2006) Pigmented epithelioid melanocytoma. Int J Dermatol 45:1403\u20131405","journal-title":"Int J Dermatol"},{"key":"459_CR152","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"201","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1600-0560.1988.tb00544.x","volume":"15","author":"MR Wick","year":"1988","unstructured":"Wick MR, Swanson PE, Rocamora A (1988) Recognition of malignant melanoma by monoclonal antibody HMB-45. An immunohistochemical study of 200 paraffin-embedded cutaneous tumors. J Cutan Pathol 15:201\u2013207","journal-title":"J Cutan Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR153","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"779","DOI":"10.1016\/j.humpath.2006.05.001","volume":"37","author":"MR Wick","year":"2006","unstructured":"Wick MR (2006) Melanocytic lesions with features of Spitz nevus. Human Pathol 37:779\u2013780","journal-title":"Human Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR154","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"171","DOI":"10.1016\/0046-8177(95)90034-9","volume":"26","author":"TY Wong","year":"1995","unstructured":"Wong TY, Suster S, Duncan LM, Mihm MC Jr (1995) Nevoid melanoma: a clinicopathological study of seven cases of malignant melanoma mimicking spindle and epithelioid cell nevus and verrucous dermal nevus. Human Pathol 26:171\u2013179","journal-title":"Human Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR155","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"153","DOI":"10.1111\/j.0303-6987.2004.00156.x","volume":"31","author":"X Xu","year":"2004","unstructured":"Xu X, Bellucci KS, Elenitsas R, Elder DE (2004) Cellular nodules in congenital pattern nevi. J Cutan Pathol 31:153\u2013159","journal-title":"J Cutan Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR156","first-page":"S3","volume":"121","author":"X Xu","year":"2004","unstructured":"Xu X, Elder DE (2004) A practical approach to selected problematic melanocytic lesions. Am J Clin Pathol 121:S3\u2013S32","journal-title":"Am J Clin Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR157","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"484","DOI":"10.1097\/00000372-199510000-00009","volume":"17","author":"N Yasaka","year":"1995","unstructured":"Yasaka N, Furue M, Tamaki K (1995) Histopathological evaluation of halo phenomenon in Spitz nevus. Am J Dermatopathol 17:484\u2013486","journal-title":"Am J Dermatopathol"},{"key":"459_CR158","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"167","DOI":"10.1097\/00000372-200106000-00001","volume":"23","author":"A Zembowicz","year":"2001","unstructured":"Zembowicz A, McCusker M, Chiarelli C, Dei Tos AP, Granter SR, Calonje E, McKee PH (2001) Morphological analysis of nevoid melanoma: a study of 20 cases with a review of the literature. Am J Dermatopathol 23:167\u2013175","journal-title":"Am J Dermatopathol"},{"key":"459_CR159","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1493","DOI":"10.1097\/00000478-200211000-00012","volume":"26","author":"A Zembowicz","year":"2002","unstructured":"Zembowicz A, Granter SR, McKee PH, Mihm MC (2002) Amelanotic cellular blue nevus: a hypopigmented variant of the cellular blue nevus: clinicopathologic analysis of 20 cases. Am J Surg Pathol 26:1493\u20131500","journal-title":"Am J Surg Pathol"},{"key":"459_CR160","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"433","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-2559.2004.01975.x","volume":"45","author":"A Zembowicz","year":"2004","unstructured":"Zembowicz A, Mihm MC (2004) Dermal dendritic melanocytic proliferations: an update. Histopathology 45:433\u2013451","journal-title":"Histopathology"},{"key":"459_CR161","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"31","DOI":"10.1097\/00000478-200401000-00002","volume":"28","author":"A Zembowicz","year":"2004","unstructured":"Zembowicz A, Carney JA, Mihm MC (2004) Pigmented epithelioid melanocytoma: a low-grade melanocytic tumor with metastatic potential indistinguishable from animal-type melanoma and epithelioid blue nevus. Am J Surg Pathol 28:31\u201340","journal-title":"Am J Surg Pathol"}],"container-title":["Virchows Archiv"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/content\/pdf\/10.1007\/s00428-007-0459-7.pdf","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s00428-007-0459-7\/fulltext.html","content-type":"text\/html","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/content\/pdf\/10.1007\/s00428-007-0459-7","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2023,5,13]],"date-time":"2023-05-13T14:34:32Z","timestamp":1683988472000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/10.1007\/s00428-007-0459-7"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2007,7,26]]},"references-count":161,"journal-issue":{"issue":"3","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2007,8,27]]}},"alternative-id":["459"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00428-007-0459-7","relation":{},"ISSN":["0945-6317","1432-2307"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0945-6317","type":"print"},{"value":"1432-2307","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2007,7,26]]}}}