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Nevoid malignant melanoma has a dermal component in which most cells are similar to those of the common “banal” nevus. In some cases, the architecture of the lesion is deceitfully similar to that of a papillated “Unna” nevus or to that of a compound “Miescher” nevus.
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Massi, G., Leboit, P.E. (2004). Nevoid Melanoma. In: Histological Diagnosis of Nevi and Melanoma. Steinkopff, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7985-1943-5_31
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