Spitz Nevi : A Bridge Between Dermoscopic Morphology and Histopathology - 02/04/13

Doi : 10.1016/j.det.2012.12.009

Miryam Kerner, MD ^a,^{^{1
These authors contributed equally to this work.}}, Natalia Jaimes, MD ^b,^{^{1
These authors contributed equally to this work.}}, Alon Scope, MD ^c, Ashfaq A. Marghoob, MD ^a,^⁎
^a Department of Dermatology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
^b Dermatology Service, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana; Aurora Skin Cancer Center, Medellín, Colombia, USA
^c Department of Dermatology, Sheba Medical Center and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

Corresponding author. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 800 Veterans Memorial Highway, 2nd Floor, Hauppauge, NY 11788.

Resumen

Few benign melanocytic lesions encountered in clinical practice elicit the level of controversy as that generated by lesions within the spectrum of Spitz nevi. Unlike melanoma, the dermoscopic structures found in Spitz nevi tend to be distributed in a symmetric and organized manner. This review highlights the melanoma-specific structures and patterns commonly seen in Spitz nevi. Knowledge of the dermoscopic structures and patterns encountered in Spitz nevi (particularly the classic symmetric starburst pattern), together with understanding of their growth dynamics, can inform the decision whether to biopsy or monitor.

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Keywords : Pediatric, Dermoscopy, Spitz nevi

Esquema

Key points

Introduction

Dermoscopic morphology of Spitz nevi

Dermoscopic Structures

Dermoscopic Patterns

Dermoscopic evolution of Spitz nevi

Summary

	Conflict of Interest: None.
	Some of the wording and text may be similar to an article on Spitz nevi that was edited by Dr Marghoob for the second edition of the Atlas of Dermoscopy and a review article on dermoscopy written by the authors and submitted to the Journal of Pediatric Dermatology. Some of the images have been or will be published but Dr Marghoob retains the copyright on the images.