Pigmented spindle cell nevus

Benign skin tumor Medical condition

Pigmented spindle cell nevus
Other names	Pigmented spindle cell tumor of Reed, pigmented variant of Spitz nevus

Micrograph of a pigmented spindle cell nevus (top of image). H&E stain.
Specialty	Dermatology

A pigmented spindle cell nevus is a skin condition characterized by a dark brown to black macule or papule, usually less than 6 mm.

It was characterized in 1975.

References

^ Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. pp. 1730–2. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0.
James J. Nordlund (2006). The pigmentary system: physiology and pathophysiology. Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 1093–. ISBN 978-1-4051-2034-0. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
Reed, RJ.; Ichinose, H.; Clark, WH.; Mihm, MC. (Jun 1975). "Common and uncommon melanocytic nevi and borderline melanomas". Semin Oncol. 2 (2): 119–47. PMID 1234372.

Classification	D MeSH: D018331

Nevus of Ito/Nevus of Ota Spitz nevus Pigmented spindle cell nevus Halo nevus Pseudomelanoma
Blue nevus of Jadassohn–Tièche Cellular Epithelioid Deep penetrating Amelanotic Malignant
Congenital melanocytic nevus (Giant Medium-sized Small-sized)
Balloon cell nevus Dysplastic nevus/Dysplastic nevus syndrome
Acral nevus Becker's nevus Benign melanocytic nevus Nevus spilus Connective tissue nevus

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