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Nonpigmented Nevus

MedGen UID:
83146
Concept ID:
C0334432
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Achromic nevus; Hypochromic nevus; Nevus depigmentosus; Non-pigmented nevus; Nonpigmented nevus
SNOMED CT: Non-pigmented nevus (112680001); Hypochromic nevus (112680001); Nevus depigmentosus (112680001); Achromic nevus (403541001); Hypochromic nevus (403541001); Nevus depigmentosus (403541001); Nonpigmented nevus (112680001); Achromic nevus (112680001)

Definition

A benign nevus characterized by the absence of melanin pigment in the melanocytes. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVNonpigmented Nevus

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Paasch U, Zidane M, Baron JM, Bund T, Cappius HJ, Drosner M, Feise K, Fischer T, Gauglitz G, Gerber PA, Grunewald S, Herberger K, Jung A, Karsai S, Kautz G, Philipp C, Schädel D, Seitz AT, Nast A
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2022 Sep;20(9):1248-1267. Epub 2022 Sep 13 doi: 10.1111/ddg.14879. PMID: 36098675
Larsen AC
Acta Ophthalmol 2016 May;94 Thesis 1:1-27. doi: 10.1111/aos.13100. PMID: 27192168
Zalaudek I, Sgambato A, Ferrara G, Argenziano G
Minerva Pediatr 2008 Jun;60(3):291-312. PMID: 18487976

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Shah SU, Kaliki S, Shields CL, Ferenczy SR, Harmon SA, Shields JA
Ophthalmology 2012 May;119(5):1066-72. Epub 2012 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2011.11.001. PMID: 22297027
Shields CL, Furuta M, Mashayekhi A, Berman EL, Zahler JD, Hoberman DM, Dinh DH, Shields JA
Ophthalmology 2008 Mar;115(3):546-552.e2. Epub 2007 Dec 11 doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2007.07.009. PMID: 18067966

Diagnosis

Begum SM, Lomme M, Quddus MR
Int J Surg Pathol 2014 Sep;22(6):570-3. Epub 2013 Nov 12 doi: 10.1177/1066896913509008. PMID: 24220996
Shields CL, Furuta M, Mashayekhi A, Berman EL, Zahler JD, Hoberman DM, Dinh DH, Shields JA
Ophthalmology 2008 Mar;115(3):546-552.e2. Epub 2007 Dec 11 doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2007.07.009. PMID: 18067966
Dellon AL, Farmer ER
Ann Plast Surg 1988 Feb;20(2):128-32. doi: 10.1097/00000637-198802000-00007. PMID: 3355057

Prognosis

Shields CL, Furuta M, Mashayekhi A, Berman EL, Zahler JD, Hoberman DM, Dinh DH, Shields JA
Ophthalmology 2008 Mar;115(3):546-552.e2. Epub 2007 Dec 11 doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2007.07.009. PMID: 18067966

Clinical prediction guides

Shah SU, Kaliki S, Shields CL, Ferenczy SR, Harmon SA, Shields JA
Ophthalmology 2012 May;119(5):1066-72. Epub 2012 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2011.11.001. PMID: 22297027
Shields CL, Furuta M, Mashayekhi A, Berman EL, Zahler JD, Hoberman DM, Dinh DH, Shields JA
Ophthalmology 2008 Mar;115(3):546-552.e2. Epub 2007 Dec 11 doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2007.07.009. PMID: 18067966

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