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“Safe” Spitz and Its Alternatives

2002; Wiley; Volume: 19; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1046/j.1525-1470.2002.00032.x

1525-1470

Philip E. LeBoit,

Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders

Pediatric DermatologyVolume 19, Issue 2 p. 163-165 “Safe” Spitz and Its Alternatives Philip E. LeBoit M.D., Philip E. LeBoit M.D. Departments of Pathology and Dermatology, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CaliforniaSearch for more papers by this author Philip E. LeBoit M.D., Philip E. LeBoit M.D. Departments of Pathology and Dermatology, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CaliforniaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 09 May 2002 https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1525-1470.2002.00032.xCitations: 24 Philip E. LeBoit M.D. University of California, San Francisco, 1701 Divisadero St., UCSF Box 1790, San Francisco, CA 94115. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. References 1 Gurbuz Y, Apaydin R, Muezzinoğlu B, Buyukbabani N. A case report and a current dilemma in histopathology: atypical Spitz nevus or spitzoid melanoma. Pediatr Dermatol 2002; 19: 99–102. 10.1046/j.1525-1470.2002.00056.x CASPubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar 2 Spitz S. Melanomas of childhood. Am J Pathol 1948; 24: 591–609. CASPubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar 3 Ackerman AB, Miyauchi Y, Tekeuchi A, Ohata C. Melanomas that simulate Spitz's nevi histopathologically (and vice versa). An exercise in differentiation based on dependable criteria. Dermatopathol Pract Concept 1999; 5: 9–13. Google Scholar 4 Cerroni L, Kerl H. Tutorial on melanocytic lesions. Am J Dermatopathol 2001; 23: 237–241. 10.1097/00000372-200106000-00016 CASPubMedGoogle Scholar 5 Kaye VN, Dehner LP. Spindle and epithelioid cell nevus (Spitz nevus). Natural history following biopsy. Arch Dermatol 1990; 126: 1581–1583. 10.1001/archderm.126.12.1581 CASPubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar 6 Mancianti ML, Clark WH, Hayes FA, Herlyn M. Malignant melanoma simulants arising in congenital melanocytic nevi do not show experimental evidence for a malignant phenotype. Am J Pathol 1990; 136: 817–829. CASPubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar 7 Smith KJ, Skelton HG, Lupton GP, Graham JH. Spindle cell and epithelioid cell nevi with atypia and metastasis (malignant Spitz nevus). Am J Surg Pathol 1989; 13: 931–939. 10.1097/00000478-198911000-00003 CASPubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar 8 Bastian BC, Wesselmann U, Pinkel D, LeBoit PE. Molecular cytogenetic analysis of Spitz nevi show clear differences to melanoma. J Invest Dermatol 1999; 113: 1065–1069. 10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00787.x CASPubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar 9 Bastian BC, LeBoit PE, Hamm H, Bröcker EB, Pinkel D. Chromosomal gains and losses in primary cutaneous melanomas detected by comparative genomic hybridization. Cancer Res 1998; 58: 2170–2175. CASPubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar 10 Bastian BC, LeBoit LE, Pinkel D. Mutations and copy number increase of HRAS in Spitz nevi with distinctive histopathological features. Am J Pathol 2000; 157: 967–972. 10.1016/S0002-9440(10)64609-3 CASPubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar 11 Spatz A, Calonje E, Handfield-Jones S, Barnhill RL. Spitz tumors in children. A grading system for risk stratification. Arch Dermatol 1999; 135: 282–285. 10.1001/archderm.135.3.282 CASPubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar Citing Literature Volume19, Issue2March/April 2002Pages 163-165 ReferencesRelatedInformation