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MeSH Heading: Nevus, Blue
Tree Number(s): C04.557.665.560.615.550
Unique ID: D018329
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018329
Annotation: coord IM with SKIN NEOPLASMS (IM) + site (IM or NIM) if relevant
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): Blue Nevi; Blue Nevus; Blue Nevus, Cellular; Cellular Blue Nevi; Cellular Blue Nevus
Previous Indexing: Nevus (1966-1993); Nevus, Pigmented (1967-1993)
See Also: Mongolian Spot
Public MeSH Note: 94
History Note: 94
Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1993/06/25
Revision Date: 2004/07/07

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

blood supply (BS)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

secondary (SC)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

ultrastructure (UL)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0027564
Scope Note: 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.
Terms: Nevus, Blue Preferred Term
Term UI T054671
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Blue Nevus
Term UI T582290
Date04/09/2004
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2005); Blue Nevi
Term UI T582294
Date04/09/2004
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2005)

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