Case Number : Case 378 Posted By: Guest

Phillip McKee - Overseas Consultations (Cave Creek, Arizona, USA) Wrote:

This case represents a semantic problem. I would accept a diagnosis of either pigmented spindle cell nevus of Reed or else a pigmented Spitz nevus since the cells in the lower left image are epithelioid. I don't think it matters which you call it. Pigmented epithelioid cell nevus is merely a variant of Spitz nevus in which the cells are epithelioid, large and very heavily pigmented.

Submitted on 21/11/2011 10:58
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Mona Abdel Halim - Dermatology Dept. Cairo Univ. (Egypt) Wrote:

Pigmented spindle cell nevus of Reed

Submitted on 21/11/2011 09:57
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Marwa Fawzy - Dermatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University (Egypt) Wrote:

Reed Nevus

Submitted on 21/11/2011 07:43
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Sasi Attili - (UK) Wrote:

Agree Reeds. Prof. Mckee, can you please explain the differences between this and entity in your book described as 'pigmented epithelioid cell nevus'? Is it just the cell type i.e. spindle vs epithelioid? Thanks a lot.

Submitted on 21/11/2011 07:43
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Rodrigo Restrepo - UPB/CES (Mdll/Col) Wrote:

Reed nevus

Submitted on 21/11/2011 06:59
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A Bansal - BCU HB (North Wales) Wrote:

pigmented spindle cell naevus of Reed

Submitted on 21/11/2011 05:28
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Peter Karolyi - () Wrote:

Reed nevus

Submitted on 21/11/2011 04:53