Compound spitz nevi – A case report

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Case Report

Author Details : Ratnakar Shukla*, Chirag Desai, Sharmila Patil

Volume : 8, Issue : 2, Year : 2022

Article Page : 138-140

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijced.2022.030

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Abstract

Spitz nevi is a very rare and an acquired lesion 1 described by Sophie Spitz in 1948. Spitz nevus is a melanocytic lesion composed of epithelioid and spindled cells, with a remarkable histological resemblance to malignant melanoma, first interpreted as juvenile melanoma, these lesions were later characterized as benign and were observed to affect all age groups. Its incidence is less than 1% of all nevi. Clinically it appears as a solitary, dome shaped, firm, red or brown papule or nodule located most commonly over the face or leg. We report a case of 15 year old female patient who visited us with an asymptomatic lesion on her right knee of 1month duration. On examination it was found to be a single well-defined round to oval dome shaped skin colored to reddish papule, probable diagnosis of adnexal tumor was made, and excisional biopsy was planned, on histopathological examination it was confirmed to be a case of compound spitz nevi.
 

Keywords: Spitz nevi, Melanocytic lesion, Malignant melanoma, Adnexal tumo

How to cite : Shukla R, Desai C, Patil S, Compound spitz nevi – A case report. IP Indian J Clin Exp Dermatol 2022;8(2):138-140

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