RECURRENT SPITZ NEVUS - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Authors
GAMBINI C RONGIOLETTI F
Citation
C. Gambini et F. Rongioletti, RECURRENT SPITZ NEVUS - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE, The American journal of dermatopathology, 16(4), 1994, pp. 409-413
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
Journal title
The American journal of dermatopathology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01931091
Volume
16
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
409 - 413
Database
ISI
SICI code
0193-1091(1994)16:4<409:RSN-CA>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
The recurrence of Spitz nevus (SN) both after partial and full excisio n is a rare but benign event that may simulate metastatic melanoma. We describe a 5-year-old girl in whom the tumor, which had histopatholog ic features of SN, recurred twice. The first recurrence was after elec trodessication, whereas the second was after full excision. A review o f the available studies on recurrent Spitz nevus is also performed.