Usually a benign tumor, that commonly presents as a solitary blue nodule with spindled MELANOCYTES covered by smooth SKIN. Several variants have been identified, one variant being malignant. The blue color is caused by large, densely packed melanocytes deep in the DERMIS of the nevus. In CHILDREN, they usually occur on the BUTTOCKS and LUMBOSACRAL REGION and are referred to as cellular blue nevi. Malignant blue nevi are more commonly found on the SCALP.

Annotation

coord IM with SKIN NEOPLASMS (IM) + site (IM or NIM) if relevant

DUI

D018329 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0027564

Previous indexing

Nevus (1966-1993); Nevus, Pigmented (1967-1993)

History note

94

Public note

94