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An Amelanotic blue nevus (also known as a "Hypomelanotic blue nevus") is a cutaneous condition characterized by mild atypia and pleomorphism.^[1]^:701

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^ James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.

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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 · Soft-tissue 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 · 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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