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Rao X, Kang Z, Chen J, Wang T, Ma M, Yang S, Wu Z, Wang B, Zhang Q. Invasive cellular blue nevus in the cervical spine: A case report. Medicine (Baltimore) 2024; 103:e37097. [PMID: 38335405 PMCID: PMC10860939 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000037097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Cellular blue nevus is an uncommon neoplasm in the spine. PATIENT CONCERNS Here, we present a case of a 24 years old male with a 2 months history of numbness in the right upper limb and shoulder. DIAGNOSIS Cervical spine and subcutaneous tissue invasive cellular blue nevus. INTERVENTIONS The patient underwent C4 laminectomy and partial C3 and C5 laminectomy for total resection of the lesion. Histopathology revealed a nodular tumor with unclear boundaries, which was composed of heavily pigmented dendritic cells and more pigmented spindle cells. OUTCOMES There was no recurrence during 3 years follow-up. CONCLUSION Invasive cellular blue nevus of the spine can be wrongly diagnosed as spinal meningeal melanocytoma and meningeal melanoma due to its special cell behavior and rarity. Therefore, it is important to understand its pathological and clinical characteristics to avoid over-treatment.
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- Xianfeng Rao
- Department of Neurosurgery, Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital, Shenzhen University First Affiliated Hospital, Clinical College of Shantou University Medical College, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital, Shenzhen University First Affiliated Hospital, Clinical College of Shantou University Medical College, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital, Shenzhen University First Affiliated Hospital, Clinical College of Shantou University Medical College, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital, Shenzhen University First Affiliated Hospital, Clinical College of Shantou University Medical College, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital, Shenzhen University First Affiliated Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital, Shenzhen University First Affiliated Hospital, Clinical College of Shantou University Medical College, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital, Shenzhen University First Affiliated Hospital, Clinical College of Shantou University Medical College, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital, Shenzhen University First Affiliated Hospital, Clinical College of Shantou University Medical College, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital, Shenzhen University First Affiliated Hospital, Clinical College of Shantou University Medical College, Shenzhen, China
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Karch JL, Davis MJ, Momtahen S, Simmons BJ. Subcutaneous Nodule With Poliosis: An Unusual Presentation of Melanoma Ex Blue Nevus. Dermatol Surg 2023; 49:1206-1207. [PMID: 37738284 DOI: 10.1097/dss.0000000000003951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/24/2023]
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- Jamie L Karch
- Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover, New Hampshire
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- Dartmouth Health Medical Center, Department of Dermatology, Lebanon, New Hampshire
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- Dartmouth Health Medical Center, Department of Pathology, Lebanon, New Hampshire
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- Dartmouth Health Medical Center, Department of Dermatology, Lebanon, New Hampshire
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Pavanello M, Piatelli G, Barretta I. Letter to the Editor regarding "Surgical considerations for spinal epidural hematoma evacuation in the setting of blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome in a child". Childs Nerv Syst 2023; 39:2265-2266. [PMID: 37357237 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-023-06034-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/27/2023]
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- Marco Pavanello
- Division of Neurosurgery, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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- Division of Neurosurgery, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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- Pediatric Surgery Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy.
- DINOGMI, Università degli Studi di Genova, Genoa, Italy.
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Lu VM, Luiselli GA, Parker T, Klinger NV, Sadegh C, See AP. Surgical considerations for spinal epidural hematoma evacuation in the setting of blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome in a child. Childs Nerv Syst 2023; 39:1691-1694. [PMID: 36862185 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-023-05843-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 03/03/2023]
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Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome (BRBNS) is a rare condition that presents with venous malformation blebs throughout the body, most commonly on the skin and gastrointestinal tract. There have only been a limited number of reports of benign BRBNS lesions involving the spine in children, which were detected after chronic symptomatology. We herein present a unique case of a ruptured BRBNS venous malformation into the epidural space of the lumbar spine in a child presenting with acute neurologic deficit and discuss the relevant surgical considerations for operating in the setting of BRBNS.
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- Victor M Lu
- Department of Neurosurgery, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1095 NW 14th Terrace, Miami, FL, 33136, USA.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospitaland , Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospitaland, Harvard Medical School, MA, Boston, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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Boven L, Noonan M, Sans-Cuellar H, Dela-Cruz N, Nathan C, Gungor A. Cellular blue nevus tumor presenting as a submandibular lymph node in a 16-year-old. Am J Otolaryngol 2021; 42:103139. [PMID: 34174671 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2021.103139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 06/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The cellular blue nevus tumor is a type of dendritic melanocytic nevus that is typically benign and exceedingly rare. The incidence of all blue nevi is about 1%, usually affecting the adult population and appearing on the extremities, sacrococcygeal or gluteal regions. There have only been a handful of case reports cited in the literature where cellular blue nevi present in the head and neck region, usually affecting the scalp and young adult population (7, 8). As such, it is exceedingly rare to encounter a cellular blue nevus tumor in the neck or infiltrating into neck lymph nodes. Here we report a rare case of a cellular blue nevus tumor presenting as a right neck mass in a pediatric 16-year-old patient, shown to invade into the submandibular lymph node and surrounding soft tissue. It is important to be aware of the cellular blue nevus tumor as a differential diagnosis in pediatric neck masses. Histological evaluation is necessary to determine tumor aggression and malignant potential which can guide further treatment in pediatric patients.
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- L Boven
- Department of Otolaryngology-H&N Surgery, Louisiana State University Health-Shreveport, 1501 King's Highway, Shreveport, LA 71130, USA.
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- Department of Otolaryngology-H&N Surgery, Louisiana State University Health-Shreveport, 1501 King's Highway, Shreveport, LA 71130, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Louisiana State University Health-Shreveport, 1501 King's Highway, Shreveport, LA 71130, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Louisiana State University Health-Shreveport, 1501 King's Highway, Shreveport, LA 71130, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-H&N Surgery, Louisiana State University Health-Shreveport, 1501 King's Highway, Shreveport, LA 71130, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-H&N Surgery, Louisiana State University Health-Shreveport, 1501 King's Highway, Shreveport, LA 71130, USA
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Piccolo V, De Barros M, Corneli P, de Almeida Costa Sartoretto B, Russo T, Zalaudek I, Alfano R, Argenziano G. Dermoscopy of blue naevus on acral volar skin: A review of the literature. Australas J Dermatol 2019; 60:336-338. [PMID: 30724334 DOI: 10.1111/ajd.12999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Vincenzo Piccolo
- Dermatology Unit, University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Naples, Italy
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- Professor Rubem David Azulay Institute, Charity Hospital of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Dermatology, Ospedale Maggiore, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Naples, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, Ospedale Maggiore, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Surgery and Emergency, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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Kutbay NO, Yurekli BS, Sever A, Ceylan C. Nevus-like lesions on the lip and the foot. Eur J Intern Med 2018; 53:e6-e7. [PMID: 29336867 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2017.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2017] [Accepted: 12/31/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- Ege University, Faculty of Medicine, Endocrinology Department, Izmir, Turkey
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- Ege University, Faculty of Medicine, Radiology Department, Izmir, Turkey.
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- Ege University, Faculty of Medicine, Dermatology Department, Izmir, Turkey.
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Zor M, Kaya E. Cellular Blue Nevus: An Unusual Localization. Skinmed 2017; 15:463. [PMID: 29282187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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- Murat Zor
- Department of Urology, Gulhane Training and Research Hospital, Kecıoren, Turkey,
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- Department of Urology, Gulhane Training and Research Hospital, Kecıoren, Turkey
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El Bakkaly A, Ettayebi F, Oubeja H, Erraji M, Zerhouni H. [Bean's syndrome in children: about two cases]. Pan Afr Med J 2017; 28:102. [PMID: 29515720 PMCID: PMC5837144 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2017.28.102.11109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2016] [Accepted: 08/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Diffuse angiomatosis or Bean's syndrome is a rare disease characterized by venous malformations mainly involving the skin and the digestive tract which can result in hemorrhage of variable severity. This study reports the case of two children aged 5 and 9 and a half years respectively with diffuse angiomatosis who had been treated in the Department of Emergency Paediatric Surgery over the years. The diagnosis was based on rectal bleeding and/or melenas causing severe anemia requiring regular transfusions in both patients as well as skin angiomas occurrence at the level of the limbs. Radiological evaluation showed the presence of multiple lesions at the level of the jejunum and ileum consistent with small intestinal angiomatosis in the child aged 9 and a half years. It didn't show abdominal lesions in the child aged 5 years. The two patients were admitted to the operating block. Angiomas were surgically individualized. Some of them were actively bleeding. Enterotomy was performed. Postoperative sequelae was marked by the stop of the bleedings. This study aims to update the current understanding of this rare pathology as well as the benefit of surgical treatment in controlling the complications caused by this pathology and in reducing the frequency of transfusions.
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- Achraf El Bakkaly
- Service des Urgences Chirurgicales Pédiatriques, CHU Ibn Sina, Faculté de Médecine Mohammed V, Rabat, Maroc
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- Service des Urgences Chirurgicales Pédiatriques, CHU Ibn Sina, Faculté de Médecine Mohammed V, Rabat, Maroc
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- Service des Urgences Chirurgicales Pédiatriques, CHU Ibn Sina, Faculté de Médecine Mohammed V, Rabat, Maroc
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- Service des Urgences Chirurgicales Pédiatriques, CHU Ibn Sina, Faculté de Médecine Mohammed V, Rabat, Maroc
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- Service des Urgences Chirurgicales Pédiatriques, CHU Ibn Sina, Faculté de Médecine Mohammed V, Rabat, Maroc
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- Chuncheng Wu
- Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China
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The aim of our study is to enhance the awareness of blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome (BRBNS) through the patients in our hospital and introduced a new measure of endoscopic intervention.A retrospective review of 5 patients, who were diagnosed as BRBNS in our hospital from January 2013 to January 2017, was conducted. Data were collected with regard to demographics, clinical presentation, endoscopic and imaging findings, management, and follow-up data.In total of 5 patients, the mean age was 28.8 years, range 16 to 44 years (male/female, 1/4) with the average initial age of onset 15.4 years. No family history was identified in our group. Physical examination showed multiple cutaneous lesions in 2 patients (40%, 2/5). All the 5 patients had gastrointestinal tract vascular malformations; stomach involved in 2 cases, large intestine in 2 cases, and small intestine involved in 3 cases. Lesions in the visceral organs and tissue were found in 1 patient. Gastrointestinal bleeding was its main symptom (3/5, 60%). Laboratory investigations revealed anemia in 4 patients and abnormality of coagulopathy in 2 patients with severe anemia. Conservative approach was recommended in 3 cases that included iron supplementation, drug hemostasis, and/or blood transfusion. An innovatively therapeutic approach with endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) procedure was used successfully in 1 patient with 2 polypoid BRBNS lesions in rectum.BRBNS is a very rare vascular malformation syndrome with unclear etiopathogenesis and noncurative treatments. ESD procedure was a feasible approach to remove the partial gastrointestinal lesions.
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- Wenguo Chen
- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province
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- Department of Nephrology, Jilin City Central Hospital, Jilin, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province
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He T, Mao C, Xu D, Yan H. Cellular Blue Nevus of Perilimbal Conjunctiva: A Case Report and Review of Literature. Ann Clin Lab Sci 2017; 47:477-480. [PMID: 28801376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Cellular blue nevus is an uncommon neoplasm in the conjunctiva. Here we present an unusual case of a cellular blue nevus that clinically resembled conjunctival melanoma. A 29-year-old Chinese male was found to have a giant pigmented lesion of the conjunctiva around the limbal area of right eye from birth. Excisional biopsy with no-touch technique, lamellar corneal transplantation, amniotic membrane transplantation and adjuvant cryotherapy were performed. Histopathology revealed a nodular, well-defined tumor, which was composed of heavily pigmented dendritic cells and less pigmented spindle cells. There was no recurrence during eight years follow-up. Cellular blue nevus of conjunctiva can be wrongly diagnosed as conjunctival melanoma due to atypia criteria. Therefore, it is important to understand its clinical and pathological characteristics to avoid an overtreatment.
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- Tiangeng He
- Department of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin China
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- Department of Pathology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin China
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- Chuncheng Wu
- Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Jovanovic M, Obradovic-Tomasev M, Janjic Z, Komarcevic A. Regional metastatic disease caused by malignant blue naevus. J BUON 2016; 21:1564-1565. [PMID: 28039726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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- Mladen Jovanovic
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine of Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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Ehara Y, Yoshida Y, Shiomi T, Yamamoto O. Pigmented Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans and Blue Naevi with Similar Dermoscopy: A Case Report. Acta Derm Venereol 2016; 96:272-3. [PMID: 26258458 DOI: 10.2340/00015555-2204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- Yuko Ehara
- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine of Sensory and Motor Organs, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine of Sensory and Motor Organs, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, , Japan.
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Nevus of Ota, also known as oculodermal melanocytosis, is a congenital pigmentary condition that can affect structures in the distribution of the ophthalmic and maxillary divisions of the trigeminal cranial nerve. Malignant transformation, although rare, may occur within nevus of Ota and result in uveal, cutaneous, orbital or even dural melanoma. We present a new association of Nevus of Ota complicated with a giant orbital Blue Nevus in a young white male and the management of this tumor.
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- Ramón Medel
- Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery Department, Instituto de Microcirugia Ocular , Barcelona , Spain
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Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome (BRBNS) is an uncommon congenital disorder characterized by sporadic venous malformation which mainly occurs in skin and alimentary canal. Here, we report a BRBNS patient with concomitant intestinal intussusception who diagnosed by intraoperative endoscopy and ultimately managed using surgical resection. A 19-year-old boy was referred to urgent surgery for acute melena and stomachache. He had used to be a long-term iron user for undiagnosed chronic anemia and papules. Abdominal CT on admission demonstrated the presence of intestinal intussusception. The following exploratory laparotomy and intraoperative endoscopy revealed multiple gastrointestinal hemangiomas. The postoperative course was uneventful and pathological examination certified multiple cavernous hemangiomas in the resected gastrointestines.
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- Yuanjie Wang
- Department of Gastroenterology Surgery, Taizhou People's hospital, Taizhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology Surgery, Taizhou People's hospital, Taizhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology Surgery, Taizhou People's hospital, Taizhou, China
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Sadayasu A, Fujimura T, Haga T, Kambayashi Y, Furudate S, Aiba S. Pigmented epithelioid melanocytoma: immunohistochemical profiles of tumour-infiltrating histiocytes. Acta Derm Venereol 2013; 93:481-2. [PMID: 23165929 DOI: 10.2340/00015555-1507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Moser CM, Hamsch C. Successful treatment of cutaneous venous malformations in a patient with blue rubber bleb naevus syndrome by Nd:YAG laser. Br J Dermatol 2012; 166:1143-5. [PMID: 22098394 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2011.10751.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A 58-year-old man with clinical diagnosis of phacomatosis pigmentovascularis (PPV) experienced tinnitus and progressive hearing loss due to a jugular foramen tumor.Attached to the tumor capsule, were several pigmented spots. Pathological examination revealed a tumor composed by two different tissues, namely a Schwannoma grade I associated with a leptomeningeal blue nevus. The neuropathological aspects of this unusual association are discussed. The association of PPV with a pigmented skull base tumor has not been described to date and illustrates the importance of systemic examination in PPV.
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Almazán-Fernández FM, Fernández-Pugnaire MA, Hernández-Gil J, Arias-Santiago S, Abad-Romero J, Serrano-Ortega S, Naranjo-Sintes R. Homogeneous blue pattern: A rare presentation in an acral congenital melanocytic nevus. Dermatol Online J 2010; 16:10. [PMID: 20804687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023] Open
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Acral melanocytic nevi are relatively frequent in the palmoplantar location. In congenital nevi various characteristic dermoscopic patterns have been described, such as reticular and globular patterns, brown pigmented areas, and areas with peripilar depigmentation. However, there are few reports on the dermoscopic pattern of acral congenital nevi. The homogeneous blue pattern is typical of blue nevus and is not typical of acral localization and metastasis of cutaneous melanoma. However, this pattern should be considered characteristic of acral congenital nevus.
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Parlakgumus A, Yildirim S, Bolat FA, Caliskan K, Ezer A, Colakoglu T, Moray G. Dermatoses of the nipple. Can J Surg 2009; 52:160-161. [PMID: 19399214 PMCID: PMC2663493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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- Alper Parlakgumus
- Departments of General Surgery and daggerPathology, Baskent University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
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Marques YMS, de Lima MDDM, Raitz R, Pinto DDS, de Sousa SOCM. Blue nevus: report of a case. Gen Dent 2009; 57:e1-e3. [PMID: 21466995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Blue nevus is a benign, acquired melanocytic lesion that typically manifests as an asymptomatic, slate-blue or blue-black, smooth-surfaced macule or papule. It usually measures less than 4 mm in diameter. Intraoral melanocytic nevi are uncommon compared to those found in the skin, with the exception of the blue nevus. The blue nevus is proportionally more prevalent in oral mucosa and represents the second most common form of nevus, accounting for 16.5% to 36% of all oral nevi. The palate is the predominant location for blue nevi, accounting for 87% of all oral cases, although other lesions are found in this region as well. This paper presents a case of common blue nevus of the hard palate in a 76-year-old woman, describes the clinical and histological aspects of the nevus, and discusses the difference between benign and malignant melanocytic lesion in the palate.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Although the incidence of melanoma in adolescents and adults has risen dramatically in the past few decades, childhood melanoma remains uncommon. It is therefore important for pediatricians to be aware of the natural history and clinical spectrum of melanocytic nevi in children as well as potentially worrisome features of pigmented lesions. RECENT FINDINGS Recent studies have provided insight into the development, evolution and molecular bases of acquired and congenital melanocytic nevi during childhood. This review summarizes the types of melanocytic nevi that are commonly observed in children, environmental (e.g. sun exposure) and genetic (e.g. the familial atypical mole and melanoma syndrome) factors that can contribute to the development of nevi and future risk of melanoma, and phenotypic markers (e.g. numerous acquired nevi or the 'red hair phenotype') that signal the need for periodic total-body cutaneous examinations. Current concepts of the risks associated with congenital melanocytic nevi of different sizes and strategies for the management of various types of nevi (including congenital, blue and Spitz nevi) are presented, and data on the clinical presentations and biologic behavior of prepubertal melanoma are discussed. SUMMARY Clinical and molecular investigations have helped to better understand the characteristics of melanocytic nevi and define pathways of melanocytic tumorigenesis.
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MESH Headings
- Child
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Humans
- Melanoma/diagnosis
- Melanoma/genetics
- Melanoma/surgery
- Nevus, Blue/diagnosis
- Nevus, Blue/surgery
- Nevus, Epithelioid and Spindle Cell/diagnosis
- Nevus, Epithelioid and Spindle Cell/surgery
- Nevus, Pigmented/complications
- Nevus, Pigmented/congenital
- Nevus, Pigmented/diagnosis
- Nevus, Pigmented/genetics
- Nevus, Pigmented/surgery
- Skin Neoplasms/diagnosis
- Skin Neoplasms/genetics
- Skin Neoplasms/surgery
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- Julie V Schaffer
- Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York 10016, USA.
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Kopácová M, Tachecí I, Koudelka J, Králová M, Rejchrt S, Bures J. A new approach to blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome: the role of capsule endoscopy and intra-operative enteroscopy. Pediatr Surg Int 2007; 23:693-7. [PMID: 17205297 DOI: 10.1007/s00383-006-1843-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/27/2006] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome (BRBNS) is a rare vascular malformation disorder with cutaneous and visceral lesions frequently associated with serious, even fatal bleeding and anemia. The syndrome is considered to be autosomaly predominantly inherited. Intra-operative enteroscopy (IOE) is the best method of identification of all lesions (particularly the small ones, less than 3 mm) and treatment by endoscopic electro-coagulation or surgical excision. Capsule wireless endoscopy is optimal for screening before the IOE and for monitoring the effect of therapy (in patients with BRBNS). We report two cases of BRBNS. Anemia, gastrointestinal bleeding, gastrointestinal malformations and multifocal venous malformations of the skin were present in both of our cases. Gastrointestinal lesions were identified by gastroscopy, colonoscopy and capsule endoscopy. The multiple venous malformations were treated partly by endoscopic electro-coagulation (lesions up to 4 mm in diameter) and by wedge resection. Both of our patients were 12-year-old girls at the time of operation. In the first patient 31 venous malformations of the small bowel were coagulated, two were resected by the surgeon. In the second patient 20 lesions were coagulated endoscopically and another 31 nevi were resected during an 8 h procedure. The first girl is doing fine 4 years after the procedure, the second was allowed home 2 weeks after the procedure in excellent condition. IOE is a unique method of small bowel investigation and concurrently provides a solution for pathological findings. Capsule endoscopy is a feasible non-invasive screening procedure. We believe that a radical eliminatory approach by means of combined surgery and IOE is indicated for the BRBNS to prevent ongoing gastrointestinal bleeding.
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- Marcela Kopácová
- 2nd Department of Medicine, Charles University in Praha, Faculty of Medicine at Hradec Kralove, University Teaching Hospital, Sokolska 581, Hradec Kralove, 500 05, Czech Republic.
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Bogart MM, Bivens MM, Patterson JW, Russell MA. Blue nevi: a case report and review of the literature. Cutis 2007; 80:42-4. [PMID: 17725063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Blue nevi can present clinically as blue, gray, brown, or black solitary nodules or plaques on the skin. Histologically, they represent collections of melanocytes and melanophages in the dermis. We present a case of a cellular blue nevus in a 55-year-old white man that presented as an enlarging blue-gray nodule on the right dorsal foot. These cases can be challenging both clinically and histologically because malignant melanoma or malignant transformation of a blue nevus should be considered. We review the various types of blue nevi and the literature.
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- Megan M Bogart
- Department of Dermatology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0718, USA
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Pavlović MD, Mijusković ZP, Soyer HP. Naevus en cocarde (hoop-loop naevus). J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2007; 21:689-91. [PMID: 17447990 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.01986.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Okabayashi K, Hasegawa H, Nishibori H, Ishii Y, Kitajima M. A case of laparoscopic surgery for blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome. Hepatogastroenterology 2007; 54:451-3. [PMID: 17523296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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A 33-year-old woman had presented with some cutaneous and gastrointestinal hemangiomas with iron deficiency anemia three years previously and blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome was diagnosed. Although she had taken an iron supplement for three years, she hoped to discontinue it and underwent laparoscopic surgery for nine gastrointestinal hemangiomas. She was discharged on the ninth postoperative day without any complications. She has been fit without iron deficiency anemia for a year since the operation. Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome is a rare disease accompanied with cutaneous and gastrointestinal vascular malformations and about 150 cases have been reported. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome with small and large intestinal lesions that were treated with laparoscopic surgery.
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- K Okabayashi
- Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Anzinger M, Gospos J, Pitzl H, Koletzko S, Heldwein W, Schmitt W. Blue-Rubber-bleb-Naevus-Syndrom und therapeutische Doppel-Ballon-Enteroskopie. Z Gastroenterol 2006; 44:1141-4. [PMID: 17115355 DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-927296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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This is the first report about the endoscopic removal of hemangiomas in the gastrointestinal tract using the double-balloon enteroscopic technique. We report on a 16-year-old female patient with a 10-year history of chronic anemia due to recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding. Besides permanent iron substitution, up to 3 blood transfusions per week are necessary. At birth a blue rubber-bleb nevus syndrome was diagnosed, with blue angiomatous lesions preferring her skin and digestive tract. In the 8 years before admittance numerous conventional endoscopic procedures and one intraoperative endoscopy with laser coagulation of many cavernous hemangiomas were performed. In our department the successful treatment of 150 hemangiomas with argon plasma coagulation or polypectomy in combination with double-balloon enteroscopy and conventional endoscopy was achieved without complications.
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- M Anzinger
- 1. Medizinische Abteilung, Klinikum München-Neuperlach.
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The combined nevus is a clinical simulator of melanoma, and clinical examination alone can be inadequate to diagnose this melanocytic pigmented skin lesion. Dermoscopy is a useful tool to differentiate the features related to each type of nevus. We report two cases of combined nevi dermoscopically characterized by a diffuse blue-whitish pigmentation similar to the blue-whitish veil, suggesting the diagnosis of melanoma.
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- Domenico Piccolo
- Department of Dermatology, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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BACKGROUND A combined nevus most commonly consists of a blue nevus in combination with a Clark or Spitz nevus. Dermoscopically, combined nevus can mimic melanoma owing to the presence of dermoscopic features common to both types of lesions. Benign clinical and dermoscopic changes can occur in nevi over time, especially in children and young adults. OBJECTIVE To describe the dermoscopic evolution of a congenital combined nevus showing unusual dermoscopic features. METHODS Digital dermoscopic analysis was performed at the initial visit and after 8 months. The lesion was surgically excised and histopathologically examined. RESULTS An asymptomatic plaque with a central blue area and peripheral brown pigmentation located on the back of a 13-year-old boy was diagnosed dermoscopically as combined nevus. Dermoscopic analysis 8 months later showed color changes from steel blue to gray-blue and black in the central area of the lesion, an increased number of blue-black dots or globules, and peripheral irregular streaks. Histopathology revealed typical features of a congenital combined nevus (blue nevus + compound nevus). CONCLUSION Over time, congenital combined nevus may show clinical and dermoscopic changes in size, color, and structure. Surgical excision is recommended when clinical and dermoscopic features are equivocal and the diagnosis of melanoma cannot be ruled out.
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- Angela Ferrari
- Department of Dermatology, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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Tuncer S, Findikcioglu K, Ozmen S, Cenetoglu S. Malignant blue nevus: a confusing diagnosis for the surgeon. Plast Reconstr Surg 2005; 116:1580-1. [PMID: 16217540 DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000184333.20088.73] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Hocevar M, Kitanovski L, Frković Grazio S. Malignant blue nevus with lymph node metastases in five-year-old girl. Croat Med J 2005; 46:463-6. [PMID: 15861528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023] Open
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We report an unusual case of a malignant blue nevus in a five-year-old girl, which turned out to be malignant only after the development of lymph node metastases three years after the excision of the primary tumor on the patient's cheek. A functional bilateral neck dissection was performed and the patient is alive with no evidence of disease 8 years after the excision of the primary skin lesion.
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- Marko Hocevar
- Institute of Oncology, Department of Surgical Oncology, Zaloska 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Holzman RS, Yoo L, Fox VL, Fishman SJ. Air Embolism during Intraoperative Endoscopic Localization and Surgical Resection for Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome. Anesthesiology 2005; 102:1279-80. [PMID: 15915042 DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200506000-00029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Robert S Holzman
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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Noshita N, Fujimura M, Kumabe T, Shirane R, Watanabe M, Tominaga T. A case of cellular blue naevus with intracranial invasion and malignant transformation. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2005; 147:211-3; discussion 213. [PMID: 15647890 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-004-0424-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- N Noshita
- Department of Neurosurgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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We report a case of a persistent blue nevus that significantly extended beyond the scar of the original excision mimicking those clinical changes usually seen in melanoma. The histopathologic evaluation revealed a common blue nevus. The lesion was re-excised, and 10 months later a bluish macule appeared next to the surgical scar. This case of a persistent blue nevus with an unusual clinical presentation and a benign clinical course highlights the fact that the clinical markers commonly used to identify melanoma in pigmented lesions will not always accurately diagnose melanoma.
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- Christine Muñoz
- Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-5067
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Unusual or atypical melanocytic nevi can be confused with malignant melanoma. Two patients are presented here with a rare variant of melanocytic nevus. Both were men. One was 39 years old and sought medical attention after trauma of a "congenital mole". The other was 24 years old and presented with a history of a slowly growing lesion, which had been known since childhood. In both patients, the lesion occurred on the buttock. They were dermal and superficial subcutaneous nodules measuring 1.5 and 2.3 cm in greatest dimension, respectively. The tumors were composed of densely cellular fascicles of melanocytes arranged in a lobulated growth pattern. Rare nests of small epithelioid melanocytes were also seen. No melanin pigment was seen on hematoxylin and eosin-stained sections. Focal minimal pigment was noted by Fontana-Masson stain in one case. Involvement of numerous peripheral nerve trunks by fusiform melanocytes was a prominent feature. Rare mitotic figures were seen in melanocytes [1-2 mitoses per 50 high-power fields (HPF)]. The MIB-1 labeling index was low (less than 5% of the lesional cell population was immunopositive). Both tumors were excised with negative surgical margins. One patient underwent sentinel lymph node biopsy because there was controversy regarding the biologic potential of the lesion. No melanocytic tumor deposits were found in the lymph nodes. On clinical follow up of 11 years and 18 months after complete excision, both patients are alive and well with no evidence of recurrence. We regard these lesions as congenital monophasic and pauci-melanotic variants of cellular blue nevus. The nevi are presented here to enhance our knowledge of the morphologic spectrum of melanocytic tumors and to help avoid confusion with malignant melanoma.
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- Klaus J Busam
- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA.
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de Giorgi V, Massi D, Brunasso G, Salvini C, Mastrolorenzo A, Zuccati G, Carli P. Eruptive multiple blue nevi of the penis: a clinical dermoscopic pathologic case study. J Cutan Pathol 2003; 31:185-8. [PMID: 14690465 DOI: 10.1111/j.0303-6987.2004.00153.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Multiple blue nevi have rarely been reported, and the majority of the lesions are located on the trunk and lower extremities. The blue nevus is a rare lesion on genital mucosa and may cause confusion in differential diagnosis with other pigmented lesions such as genital melanocytic macules, lentigo simplex, and malignant melanoma. Here, we describe an unusual patient who presented with a sudden onset in adulthood of multiple blue nevi on the glans penis. The epiluminescence examination revealed a substantially homogenous bluish pigmentation, which led us to favor a diagnosis of blue nevus, whereas not entirely excluding the possibility of a regressing melanoma or a metastatic melanoma. Because of the well-known diagnostic value of the blue hue in the diagnosis of malignancy by dermoscopy, a careful examination of these lesions should be made in order to minimize any risk of misclassification with melanoma.
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de Giorgi V, Massi D, Sestini S, Alfaioli B, Carli P. Elderly woman with rapidly growing, ulcerated pigmented lesion. CMAJ 2003; 169:1054. [PMID: 14609978 PMCID: PMC236234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/27/2023] Open
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Junctional or compound melanocytic nevus and melanoma may involve the nail apparatus and are usually discussed in the differential diagnosis of nail pigmentation. Blue nevus has been very rarely reported in this location. We report the second clinicopathologic study of a subungual blue nevus.
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We report on the case of an 8-month-old baby with blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome (BRBNS) presenting with recurrent bleeding from multiple haemangiomas in the colon and rectum. Treatment with Argon plasma coagulation resulted in long-term success. Our case is unique in that 1) it is the first documented case treated by argon plasma coagulation; 2) it is only the second case in the world literature with involvement of the genital tract; 3) it is the youngest patient treated endoscopically to date; 4) it is the endoscopically treated case with the longest follow-up; 5) it represents the second case of BRBNS reported from this part of the world; and 6) it expands the spectrum of mucosal lesions amenable to this new form of treatment. Argon plasma coagulation is a simple, inexpensive and effective treatment for selected lesions in BRBNS.
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- W T Ng
- Department of Surgery, Yan Chai Hospital, Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China.
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Teixeira MG, Perini MV, Marques CFS, Habr-Gama A, Kiss D, Gama-Rodrigues JJ. Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome: case report. Rev Hosp Clin Fac Med Sao Paulo 2003; 58:109-12. [PMID: 12845364 DOI: 10.1590/s0041-87812003000200009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The case of a patient with blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome who is infected by acquired immunodeficiency syndrome virus due to multiple blood transfusions is presented. This case shows that although it is a rare systemic disorder, blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome has to be considered in the differential diagnosis of chronic anemia or gastrointestinal bleeding. Patients should be investigated by endoscopy, which is the most reliable method for detecting these lesions. The patient underwent gastroscopy and enteroscopy via enterotomy with identification of all lesions. Minimal resection of the larger lesions and string-purse suture of the smaller ones involving all the layers of the intestine were performed. The string-purse suture of the lesions detected by enteroscopy proved to be an effective technique for handling these lesions, avoiding extensive intestinal resection and stopping the bleeding. Effective management of these patients demands aggressive treatment and should be initiated as soon as possible to avoid risks involved in blood transfusions, as occurred in this case.
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- Magaly Gemio Teixeira
- Department of Gastroenterology, Division of Gastrosurgery and Coloproctology, Hospital das Clînicas, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Brazil
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Malignant blue naevus (MBN) is a rare cutaneous tumour with a close biological resemblance to malignant melanoma. MBN spreads to regional lymph nodes, creating a dilemma in managing patients with clinically negative nodal basins. Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy has evolved as a powerful staging tool by identifying occult metastatic nodal disease in patients with cutaneous malignancies. Here, we report a patient with MBN of the occipital scalp who underwent wide local excision together with preoperative lymphoscintigraphy and intraoperative radiolymphoscintigraphy and vital dye injection to identify all draining SLNs. No occult nodal disease was identified. This report adds to the growing body of literature supporting the role of SLN biopsy in staging individuals with cutaneous malignancies, including MBN.
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Zembowicz A, Granter SR, McKee PH, Mihm MC. Amelanotic cellular blue nevus: a hypopigmented variant of the cellular blue nevus: clinicopathologic analysis of 20 cases. Am J Surg Pathol 2002; 26:1493-500. [PMID: 12409726 DOI: 10.1097/00000478-200211000-00012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Blue nevus and its variants typically present as pigmented lesions. Dermal melanin is responsible for coloration and is an expected histologic finding. Herein, we report 20 cases of an unusual amelanotic variant of cellular blue nevus. Our series showed clinical demographics similar to pigmented counterparts. Thus, there was a predilection for young individuals with a mean age of 24 years (range 6-74 years). Both sexes were affected, with a female-to-male ratio of approximately 2:1. The lower back, distal extremities, and scalp were the most common sites of occurrence. Importantly, the lack of pigmentation resulted in an atypical clinical appearance. A diagnosis of blue nevus by the attending physician was not considered in any of the reported lesions. All of the tumors extended deep into the reticular dermis or subcutaneous fat with a mean thickness of 5.5 mm (range 1.7-11 mm). Ulceration was present in two lesions. Mild cytologic atypia and pleomorphism were present in five cases. Mitotic activity (up to 3 mitoses/mm ) was observed in 11 lesions. A brisk lymphocytic host response was present in only one lesion. Tumor necrosis was not observed. Most, but not all, tumors showed reactivity for S-100 and HMB-45. Clinical follow-up (mean 32 months) was consistent with a benign course. Local recurrence was not observed after complete excision. None of the cases was associated with clinical evidence of lymph node or distant metastases. Recognition of amelanotic cellular blue nevus is important because the lack of expected pigmentation may result in clinical and pathologic diagnostic difficulty. In particular, amelanotic cellular blue nevus must be distinguished from malignant cellular blue nevus and other variants of melanoma.
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- Artur Zembowicz
- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston 02114, USA.
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Dòmini M, Aquino A, Fakhro A, Tursini S, Marino N, Di Matteo S, Lelli Chiesa P. Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome and gastrointestinal haemorrhage: which treatment? Eur J Pediatr Surg 2002; 12:129-33. [PMID: 12015660 DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-30172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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PURPOSE To describe a paediatric case of "Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome" (BRBNS) or Bean's syndrome, a rare systemic disorder characterised by cutaneous and gastrointestinal vascular malformations that often lead to overt life-threatening gastrointestinal bleeding or occult blood loss with severe anaemia and iron deficiency. CASE REPORT A 6-year-old girl with multiple characteristic cutaneous vascular lesions was admitted for a massive rectal bleeding. A few months previously she was endoscopically treated for gastric angiomas which developed into melaena. Preoperative investigations revealed the recurrence of gastric lesions. At laparotomy, more than 25 angiomas of the GI tract were found. Multiple intestinal resections were carried out. RESULTS No intraoperative or postoperative problems occurred and the girl is completely healthy without further bleeding after a follow-up period of three years. CONCLUSIONS BRBNS belongs to the group of vascular venous malformations. Most of the time it occurs sporadically, but it can be inherited as an autosomal dominant trait. Recent analysis identified a locus on chromosome 9 responsible for venous malformations. BRBNS patients present typical skin lesions, with some lesions having a rubber-like nipple appearance; the number of skin and GI lesions and the severity of anaemia are correlated. Treatment is dependent on the extent of gut involvement and the severity of the clinical picture. In the absence of massive bleeding, a conservative treatment will be sufficient; otherwise resections are mandatory, but additional lesions may subsequently develop. Management with electrocautery or laser photocoagulation are usually not effective even if some reports recommend them. Pharmacological treatment is useless. Prognosis of BRBNS is unknown.
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- M Dòmini
- Clinica Chirurgica Pediatrica, Università degli Studi "G. D'Annunzio" di Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
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Blue naevus is an acquired benign melanocytic naevus. It is a firm, sharply defined dark blue to grey-black papule or nodule, which is likely to arise from the arrested dermal melanocytes in the dermis. In the last few years, blue naevus has attracted much attention due to the recognition of new entities and to its confusion with malignant melanoma. We report a 69-year-old man who developed a blue-black nodular lesion with satellitosis on his scalp. Although clinically it was thought to be a malignant melanoma, histopathological investigation and conservative methods such as dermatoscopy and power Doppler ultrasonography did not confirm this diagnosis. Histopathological examination excluded malignant melanoma, as there were no cellular atypia and mitotic activity in either the nodular lesion or the satellitosis. Doppler ultrasonography confirmed the benign nature of the lesion. Dermatoscopic examination showed homogeneous steel-blue pigmentation with individual blue globules, dots and some brown veils, and confirmed the histopathological diagnosis. To the best of our knowledge, our case is the third reported case of a blue naevus with satellitosis mimicking malignant melanoma.
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- M T Sahin
- Departments of Dermatology, Medical Faculty, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey.
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Sönmez Ergün S, Büyükbabany N, Kurul S, Ulay M, Balsever Kural Y. Guess what! Malignant transformation in a cellular blue nevus of long duration. Eur J Dermatol 2001; 11:265-7. [PMID: 11358741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/16/2023]
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- S Sönmez Ergün
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Vakyf Gureba Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Atypical variants of cellular blue nevus are considered to have features intermediate between typical cellular blue nevus and rare malignant blue nevus; they usually show bizarre pleomorphic cells which have prominent nucleoli. We describe a 37-year-old-Korean woman who had had an asymptomatic pedunculated single mass on her right thigh for 17 years. A skin biopsy showed a tumor consisting of intensely pigmented dendritic cells and less or nonpigmented epitheloid cells in the dermis with striking atypia. There has been no evidence of recurrence for 3 years after surgery. The diagnosis of atypical cellular blue nevus was made on the basis of clinical features and skin biopsy findings.
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Affiliation(s)
- J H Ryou
- Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Kyunghee University, Hoeki-Dong, Dongdaemun-Ku, Seoul 130-702, Korea
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Cellular blue nevus is an uncommon pigmented tumor in the conjunctiva, where it generally appears as a deep, circumscribed, pigmented conjunctival mass. We report a case of conjunctival blue nevus that clinically resembled primary acquired melanosis and gave rise to conjunctival melanoma. A 41-year-old man developed a diffuse pigmented mass in the inferior fornix of his left eye. Over a 20-year period, he noted slight progression of the pigment. Foci of epibulbar pigmentation were also present. The lesion resembled primary acquired melanosis. Excisional biopsy and adjuvant cryotherapy were performed. Histopathologic examination disclosed an intense infiltrate of heavily pigmented dendritic melanocytes with aggregates of less pigmented plump cells in the substantia propria. The conjunctival epithelium was normal. Malignant cellular features consistent with melanoma were observed in some foci. Cellular blue nevus of the conjunctiva can simulate primary acquired melanosis and can give rise to malignant melanoma. Arch Ophthalmol. 2000;118:1581-1584
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- H Demirci
- Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, 900 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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