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MeSH Heading: Nevus, Epithelioid and Spindle Cell
Tree Number(s): C04.557.665.560.615.625.585
Unique ID: D018332
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018332
Annotation: coordinate with SKIN NEOPLASMS + site if relevant
Scope Note: A benign compound nevus occurring most often in children before puberty, composed of spindle and epithelioid cells located mainly in the dermis, sometimes in association with large atypical cells and multinucleate cells, and having a close histopathological resemblance to malignant melanoma. The tumor presents as a smooth to slightly scaly, round to oval, raised, firm papule or nodule, ranging in color from pink-tan to purplish red, often with surface telangiectasia. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Entry Term(s): Nevus, Spindle Cell and Epithelioid; Spitz Nevus
Previous Indexing: Nevus, Pigmented (1977-1993)
Public MeSH Note: 94
History Note: 94
Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1993/06/25
Revision Date: 1995/06/08

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)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

ultrastructure (UL)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0027567
Scope Note: A benign compound nevus occurring most often in children before puberty, composed of spindle and epithelioid cells located mainly in the dermis, sometimes in association with large atypical cells and multinucleate cells, and having a close histopathological resemblance to malignant melanoma. The tumor presents as a smooth to slightly scaly, round to oval, raised, firm papule or nodule, ranging in color from pink-tan to purplish red, often with surface telangiectasia. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Terms: Nevus, Epithelioid and Spindle Cell Preferred Term
Term UI T054677
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Nevus, Spindle Cell and Epithelioid
Term UI T054676
Date04/01/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Spitz Nevus
Term UI T054678
Date04/01/1993
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (1994)

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