TY - JOUR
T1 - Common Blue Nevus of the Uterine Cervix
T2 - Case Report and Review
AU - Zevallos-Giampietri, Eduardo Alfredo
AU - Barrionuevo, Carlos
PY - 2004/3
Y1 - 2004/3
N2 - A case of common blue nevus of the uterine cervix in a 32-year-old woman is reported. This lesion was incidentally discovered in a hysterectomy performed for leiomyomas; in addition, a right ovarian benign serous cyst was found. The common blue nevus was restricted to the stroma of the endocervix and was characterized by clusters of dendritic melanocytes with benign histologic features. These cells were positive for melanin, S100, and HMB45. Electron microscopy disclosed melanosomes and premelanosomes. The differential diagnosis with other pigmented lesions, particularly with malignant melanoma, is emphasized.
AB - A case of common blue nevus of the uterine cervix in a 32-year-old woman is reported. This lesion was incidentally discovered in a hysterectomy performed for leiomyomas; in addition, a right ovarian benign serous cyst was found. The common blue nevus was restricted to the stroma of the endocervix and was characterized by clusters of dendritic melanocytes with benign histologic features. These cells were positive for melanin, S100, and HMB45. Electron microscopy disclosed melanosomes and premelanosomes. The differential diagnosis with other pigmented lesions, particularly with malignant melanoma, is emphasized.
KW - Blue nevus
KW - Differential diagnosis
KW - Electron microscopy dendritic melanocytes
KW - Histochemistry
KW - Immunohistochemistry
KW - Pathology
KW - Pigmented lesions
KW - Uterine cervix
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=1542515170&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/00129039-200403000-00015
DO - 10.1097/00129039-200403000-00015
M3 - Artículo de revisión
C2 - 15163025
AN - SCOPUS:1542515170
SN - 1541-2016
VL - 12
SP - 79
EP - 82
JO - Applied Immunohistochemistry and Molecular Morphology
JF - Applied Immunohistochemistry and Molecular Morphology
IS - 1
ER -