NEVUS OF REED: BENIGN MELANOCYTIC LESION WITH MALIGNANT FEATURES
Keywords:
nevus of reed, nevus, spindle cell, nevus, epithelioid and spinadle cell, melanomaAbstract
This paper presents the findings of microscopic studies of the Pigmented Spindle-cell Nevus, ca!led Nevus of Reed, carried on mu!tiple sections of skin lesion. lt presents, as we/1, a review of the related literature. The clinica! and microscopic findings coincide with those originally described by Reed and co//eagues. The Nevus of Reed is a benign me!anocytic lesion, which, however, can be easily misdiagnosed as a ma!ignant melanoma. Therefore, in case of such lesions, ail efforts shou/d be made to render an accurate diagnosis, and thus, to provide the adequate therapy
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