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Blue nevus
| ICD-O: | 8780-8790 |
|---|---|
| DiseasesDB | 31098 |
| eMedicine | derm/55 |
| MeSH | D018329 |
Blue Naevus or Nevus, is a special type of melanotic nevus. It is blue in color as its melanocytes are deeply situated in the skin. The nevus cells are spindle shaped and scattered in deep layers of the dermis. The covering epidermis is normal.
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| Epithelial neoplasms (ICD-O 8010-8790) | |
|---|---|
| Papilloma/carcinoma - 8010-8139 | Small cell carcinoma - Squamous cell carcinoma - Basal cell carcinoma - Transitional cell carcinoma |
| Adenoma/adenocarcinoma - 8140-8439 | Linitis plastica - Insulinoma - Glucagonoma - Gastrinoma - VIPoma - Cholangiocarcinoma - Hepatocellular adenoma/Hepatocellular carcinoma - Adenoid cystic carcinoma - Prolactinoma - Oncocytoma - Hurthle cell - Renal cell carcinoma - Multiple endocrine neoplasia - Endometrioid tumor |
| 8440-8589 | Cystadenoma/Pseudomyxoma peritonei - Paget's disease of the breast/Extramammary Paget's disease - Acinic cell carcinoma - Warthin's tumor/Thymoma |
| Gonadal neoplasms - 8590-8679 | Sex cord-stromal tumour - Thecoma - Granulosa cell tumour - Arrhenoblastoma/Sertoli-Leydig cell tumour |
| 8680-8719 | Paraganglioma - Pheochromocytoma - Glomus tumor |
| Nevi and melanomas - 8720-8790 | Melanocytic nevus - Nodular melanoma - Dysplastic nevus - Lentigo maligna melanoma - Superficial spreading melanoma - Blue nevus |
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