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Benign Vaginal Melanocytic Nevus

MedGen UID:
267717
•Concept ID:
C1511105
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

A neoplasm that arises from the vagina and is characterized by the proliferation of nests of benign melanocytes. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBenign Vaginal Melanocytic Nevus

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Diagnosis

Vaginal blue nevus: report of a case and review of the literature.
Fitzhugh VA, Houck K, Heller DS
J Low Genit Tract Dis 2011 Oct;15(4):325-7. doi: 10.1097/LGT.0b013e318213f3b8. PMID: 21959575
Multiple blue nevi of the vagina. A case report.
Heim K, Höpfl R, Müller-Holzner E, Bergant A, Dapunt O
J Reprod Med 2000 Jan;45(1):42-4. PMID: 10664947
Two pigmented lesions of the female genital system. Blue nevus of the uterine endocervix and melanin pigmentation of the vagina.
Toncini C, Innocenti S
Eur J Gynaecol Oncol 1984;5(1):76-84. PMID: 6698058
Benign blue nevus of the vagina.
Tobon H, Murphy AI
Cancer 1977 Dec;40(6):3174-6. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(197712)40:6<3174::aid-cncr2820400663>3.0.co;2-6. PMID: 589575

Prognosis

Angiomatoid giant cellular blue nevus of vaginal wall associated with pregnancy.
Al-Shraim MM
Diagn Pathol 2011 Apr 8;6:32. doi: 10.1186/1746-1596-6-32. PMID: 21477275Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Two pigmented lesions of the female genital system. Blue nevus of the uterine endocervix and melanin pigmentation of the vagina.
Toncini C, Innocenti S
Eur J Gynaecol Oncol 1984;5(1):76-84. PMID: 6698058

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