Spitz tumors represent a distinct subtype of melanocytic lesions with characteristic
histopathologic features, some of which are overlapping with melanoma. More common in …

A new or changing melanocytic nevus in a child or adolescent often leads to concern in
parents and physicians. To avoid undue alarm and unnecessary procedures, dermatologists …

Spitz nevi are benign melanocytic neoplasms characterized by epithelioid or spindle
melanocytes or both. In some rare cases their presentation overlaps with the clinical and …

In daily clinical practice melanocytic nevi are commonly encountered. Traditionally, both
benign and malignant melanocytic tumors have been sub-classified by their histopathologic …

Spitz neoplasms continue to be a diagnostic challenge for dermatopathologists and are
defined by distinctive morphological and genetic features. With the recent advancements in …

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to develop recommendations for the diagnostic
evaluation and surgical management of cutaneous melanoma (CM) and atypical Spitz …

Spitz nevi are indolent melanocytic tumors arising preferentially during and after childhood.
Over the last decades, recurrent oncogenic drivers, sparsely detected in melanoma, were …

We performed exome sequencing of 77 melanocytic specimens composed of Spitz nevi (n=
29), Spitzoid melanomas (n= 27), and benign melanocytic nevi (n= 21), and compared the …

Spitz neoplasms are a heterogeneous group of melanocytic proliferations with a great
variability in the histological characteristics and in the biological behavior. Thanks to recent …

Phakomatosis pigmentovascularis is a diagnosis that denotes the coexistence of pigmentary
and vascular birthmarks of specific types, accompanied by variable multisystem …