Histological Diagnosis of Nevi and Melanoma

Criteria for the Diagnosis of Benign Melanocytic Nevus.Melanocytic Hyperplasia.Melanotic Macules."Common" Nevus.Congenital Nevus.Junctional Anomalies in Congenital and Acquired Nevi in the First Years of Life.Proliferative Nodules in Congenital Nevi.Nevus Spilus.Dermal Melanocytoses."Common" Blue Nevus."Cellular" Blue Nevus.Spitz Nevus.Reed Nevus.Deep Penetrating Nevus.Dysplastic & Clark’ s Nevus.Combined Nevus.Nevi on Acral Skin.Nevi on Genital Skin.Nevi in the Oral Cavity.Polypoid Nevus of Pregnancy and Milk Line Nevus.Nevi in the Conjunctiva.Melanocytic Nevi Affected by Inflammatory Skin Diseases.Halo Nevus.Recurrent and Persistent Nevi.Criteria for the Diagnosis of Malignant Melanoma.Melanoma in Situ.Lentigo Maligna.Superficial Spreading Pattern of Melanoma.Nodular Pattern of Melanoma.Melanoma with Spindle Cell.Nevoid Melanoma.Spitzoid Melanoma.Desmoplastic Melanoma.Neurotropic Melanoma.Melanoma with Neural Differentiation.Myxoid Melanoma.Melanoma Resembling Blue Nevus.Unusual and Bizarre Forms of Melanoma.Melanoma arising in a pre-existent Nevus.Melanoma on Palms, Soles and Subungal Melanoma - Acral Melanoma.Melanoma on Genital Skin.Melanoma on Oral Cavity.Melanoma on Conjunctiva.Recurrent and Persistant Melanoma.Regressing and Regressed Melanoma.Cutaneous Metastatic Melanoma.Histological Prognostic Factors

Guido Massi, MD Professor of Pathology and Dermatopathology Department of Pathology, Catholic University Medical School Rome, Italy

Philip E. LeBoit, MD Professor of Clinical Pathology and Dermatology University of California, School of Medicine San Francisco, California, USA