Blue nevus (also known as `blue neuronevus,` `dermal melanocytoma,` and `nevus bleu`) is a type of melanocytic nevus. The blue colour is caused by the pigment being deeper in the skin than in ordinary nevi. In principle they are harmless but they can sometimes be mimicked by malignant lesions, i.e. some melanomas can look like a blue nevus. ...
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A dark blue or blue-black nevus covered by smooth skin and formed by heavily pigmented spindle-shaped or dendritic melanocytes in the reticular dermis. ... Synonym: Jadassohn-Tieche nevus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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a dark blue nodular lesion composed of closely grouped melanocytes and melanophages in the mid-dermis.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. a dark blue or blue-black nevus covered by smooth skin and formed by heavily pigmented spindle-shaped or dendritic melanocytes in the reticular dermis.
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Blue nevi are solitary papules 2 mm to 1 cm in diameter or, less commonly, plaques, with a bluish color. The blue color is secondary to the deep placement of the melanocytes in the skin. Blue nevi are histologically similar to the Mongolian patch, commonly seen over the sacrum of Asian or African-American children. Blue nevi do not appear to have a...
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blue nevus A dark blue nevus covered by smooth skin. It is composed of melanin-pigmented spindle cells in the mid-dermis.
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