pigmented spindle cell nevus
MONDO:0006905Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names pigmented spindle cell nevus yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A benign, small and slightly elevated brown or black skin lesion with usually well-demarcated borders. It is characterized by the presence of a melanocytic proliferation resulting in the formation of uniform cellular nests. Sometimes the clinical and morphologic features may be difficult to distinguish from melanoma.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0006905), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: pigmented spindle cell nevus
- Also called
- spindle cell Nevus of Reed