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Nevus Spilus (Speckled lentiginous nevus)

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We define nevus spilus as a medium-sized, or large, cafè au lait macule speckled with melanocytic nevi. The definition is incorrect and imprecise but it is very entrenched in the common dermatological jargon and it is less cumbersome than others which are nosologically more appropriate. The French literature refers to this entity as “nevus en nevus”.

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  1. Department of Pathology, Catholic University Medical School, Largo F. Vito, 1, 00168, Rome, Italy

    Prof. Guido Massi M.D. (Professor of Pathology and Dermatopathology)

  2. University of California, 1701 Divisadero St, Room 350, CA, 94115, San Francisco, USA

    Philip E. Leboit M.D. (Professor of Dermatopathology)

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Massi, G., Leboit, P.E. (2004). Nevus Spilus (Speckled lentiginous nevus). In: Histological Diagnosis of Nevi and Melanoma. Steinkopff, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7985-1943-5_8

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