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Melanocytic acral nevus with intraepidermal ascent cells (MANIAC)

An Acral nevus (also known as a "Melanocytic nevus of acral skin",^[1] and "Melanocytic nevus with intraepidermal ascent of cells"^[1] (MANIACS)) is a cutaneous condition characterized by a skin lesion that is usually macular or only slightly elevated, and may display uniform brown or dark brown color, but often with linear striations.^[1]^:1726

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^ ^a ^b ^c Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. pp. 1726–7. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0.

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Tumors: Skin neoplasm, Nevi and melanomas (C43/D22, 172/216, ICD-O 8720-8799)

Melanoma

Mucosal melanoma · Superficial spreading melanoma · Nodular melanoma · lentigo (Lentigo maligna/Lentigo maligna melanoma, Acral lentiginous melanoma)

Amelanotic melanoma · Desmoplastic melanoma · Melanoma with features of a Spitz nevus · Melanoma with small nevus-like cells · Polypoid melanoma · Nevoid melanoma

Melanocytic tumors of uncertain malignant potential

Nevus/
melanocytic nevus

Nevus of Ito/Nevus of Ota · Compound nevus · Spitz nevus (Pigmented spindle cell nevus) · Halo nevus · Junctional nevus · Pseudomelanoma

Blue nevus (Blue nevus of Jadassohn–Tièche, Cellular blue nevus, Epithelioid blue nevus, Deep penetrating nevus, Amelanotic blue nevus, Malignant blue nevus)

Congenital melanocytic nevus (Giant pigmented nevus, Medium-sized congenital nevocytic nevus, Small-sized congenital nevocytic nevus)

Balloon cell nevus · Dysplastic nevus/Dysplastic nevus syndrome

Acral nevus · Becker's nevus · Benign melanocytic nevus · Nevus spilus

M: INT, SF, LCT

anat/phys/devp

noco(i/b/d/q/u/r/p/m/k/v/f)/cong/tumr(n/e/d), sysi/epon

proc, drug (D2/3/4/5/8/11)

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